2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Agroecology
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Ranked Colleges
14
Degrees Awarded
$26,200
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 Iowa for Agroecology” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 552 people earned their degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture, making the major the 617th most popular in the United States.
Across Iowa, there were 14 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agroecology and sustainable agriculture programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agroecology and sustainable agriculture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Schools
The agroecology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Agroecology”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Agroecology
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Agroecology”.
Top 1 Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Colleges for Veterans in Iowa
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Agroecology that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 12 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University, 814 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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