2023 Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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$43,413
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Other Agriculture is the 267th most popular major in the country with 602 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,859 and had an average of $23,034 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 387 other agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in other agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other agriculture programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other agriculture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 7 Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s other agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State University - Main Campus, 2 were 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s other agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 690 of the 25,108 students enrolled at University of Nebraska - Lincoln were GI Bill® students, of which 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. On top of their other funding sources, 79 students received funds 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 85%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 124 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other agriculture students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 401 of the 9,449 students enrolled at Murray State were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Murray State]](/colleges/murray-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 13 bachelors’s other agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
UK also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 29,986 students enrolled at UK, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UK]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other agriculture students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Morehead State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s ranking. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Morehead State University Veteran Student Life Report
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Agriculture for a Bachelor’s ranking. ABAC Tifton is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ABAC Tifton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College supports 3,990 students, and 91 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 42 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,792. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
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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