2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Doctorate
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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 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 Far Western US Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 21st most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,342 and had an average of $19,867 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 7,588 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,476 and $19,708 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture and agriculture operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture and agriculture operations programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Doctorate”.
Top 3 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Doctorate. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 145 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 31,159 students enrolled at Washington State University, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,702. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Washington State University 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%.
Full Washington State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Doctorate list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 168 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Davis also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Davis]](/colleges/university-of-california-davis/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Doctorate. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 77 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. To help with additional expenses, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Oregon State University 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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