2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 182 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.

Cornell also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for 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 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMCP supports 40,709 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 364 of the 23,613 students enrolled at University of Delaware were GI Bill® students, of which 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,229. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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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SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cobleskill, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 2,079 students enrolled at SUNY Cobleskill, 60 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,321. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Cobleskill offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Valley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Delaware Valley University is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DelVal, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,473. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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/)

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Morrisville State College
Morrisville, New York

With a ranking of #6, Morrisville State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s list. Morrisville State College is a small public school situated in Morrisville, New York. It awarded 22 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.

Morrisville State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 2,486 students enrolled at Morrisville State College, 71 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,293. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Morrisville State College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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