2023 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 31,089 students enrolled at University of Missouri - Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,384. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 masters’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,099 of the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State were GI Bill® students, of which 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,562. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 87%.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University, 4 were 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Dakota State University offers 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%.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 5 masters’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying agricultural business list, UNL has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL, 690 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. During this same period, 79 students received scholarships 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 85%, 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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