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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agricultural Economics is the 300th most popular major in the country with 1,912 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 413 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 336 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 7 Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.

UF also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of Florida supports 53,372 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag economics degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

UK also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Kentucky offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying ag economics list, Auburn has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Auburn University supports 30,737 students, and 1,499 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 746 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn University 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 92%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 34 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying ag economics list, Clemson has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson University, 922 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Clemson University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag economics students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying ag economics list, UGA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Georgia]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 26,269 students enrolled at West Virginia University, 1,033 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. To help with additional expenses, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi

Alcorn State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Alcorn State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Alcorn State supports 3,230 students, and 107 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,404. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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