2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Ag Mech
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Ranked Colleges
50
Degrees Awarded
$20,300
Avg Cost*
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 South Dakota for Ag Mech” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,280 people earned their degree in ag mechanization, making the major the 252nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ag mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,820 and had an average of $17,584 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 50 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,159 and $17,125 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Ag Mech” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in ag mechanization. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ag mechanization programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the ag mechanization program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Ag Mech
The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota vets studying ag mech.
Top 2 Best Agricultural Mechanization Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Ag Mech that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ag mech degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State 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 369 of the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State were GI Bill® students, of which 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,731. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. South Dakota State offers 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%.
Full South Dakota State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Ag Mech list. Mitchell, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ag mech degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Mitchell Tech 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 67 of the 1,162 students enrolled at Mitchell Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,895. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Notes and References
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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