2023 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 226 ’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. 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 Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agricultural business degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region vets studying agricultural business list, UMCP has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 95%.

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 20 ’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 23,613 students enrolled at UD, 364 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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 90%.

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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 that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cobleskill, New York, this small public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified ’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.

SUNY Cobleskill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,321. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Veteran Student Life Report

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Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business. Doylestown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s agricultural business degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

DelVal did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 2,303 students enrolled at DelVal, 66 were 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. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Morrisville State College
Morrisville, New York

Morrisville State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agricultural Business ranking. Morrisville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agricultural business degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

Morrisville State College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Morrisville State College supports 2,486 students, and 71 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,293. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Morrisville State College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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