2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agribusiness

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 Middle Atlantic Region for Agribusiness” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations is the 230th most popular major in the country with 3,108 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 139 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agribusiness” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agribusiness/agricultural business operations 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 agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agribusiness

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agribusiness”.

Top 2 Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, New York

60 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,321 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agribusiness that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

SUNY Cobleskill also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 2,079 students enrolled at SUNY Cobleskill, 60 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,321. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Cobleskill offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Veteran Student Life Report

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Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

66 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$13,473 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agribusiness list. DelVal is a private not-for-profit institution located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

DelVal also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 2,303 students enrolled at DelVal, 66 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,473. To help with additional expenses, 8 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 Delaware Valley University]](/colleges/delaware-valley-college/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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