2023 Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
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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 Colorado for Ag Economics for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,912 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 300th most popular in the United States.
Across Colorado, there were 29 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics 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 agricultural economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Ag Economics for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Ag Economics for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Ag Economics for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Ag Economics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 3 doctorate’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)
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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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