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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agronomy & Crop Science is the 405th most popular major in the country with 1,153 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 165 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in agronomy and crop science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agronomy and crop science 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 agronomy and crop science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 4 Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor’s. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

UIUC also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor’s list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 17 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - River Falls also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 5,855 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - River Falls, 185 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 84 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,939. During this same period, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Great Lakes Region for Agronomy and Crop Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 7,547 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Platteville, 263 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,136. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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