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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields Other is the 548th most popular major in the country with 602 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 384 agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 251 agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 124 bachelors’s agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other degrees in 2020-2021.
Murray State also made our “Best Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 9,449 students enrolled at Murray State University, 401 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,362. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Murray State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 13 bachelors’s agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other degrees in 2020-2021.
UK also made our “Best Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 45 bachelors’s agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 9,304 students enrolled at Morehead State University, 191 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,170. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Tifton, Georgia, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences, other degrees in 2020-2021.
ABAC Tifton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 91 of the 3,990 students enrolled at ABAC Tifton were GI Bill® students, of which 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,792. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ABAC Tifton offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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