2023 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 15 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying agriculture & agriculture operations list, UCONN has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Connecticut Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine, 21 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. 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.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMaine]](/colleges/university-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 16 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst, 477 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. During this same period, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #4 spot on the list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 218 of the 13,292 students enrolled at University of Vermont were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,767. To help with additional expenses, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Vermont does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Vermont Veteran Student Life Report