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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services

7 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services” ranking.

Agricultural Public Services is the 250th most popular major in the country with 845 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agricultural public services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,132 and had an average of $18,854 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 209 agricultural public services graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,639 and $18,928 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural public services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural public services programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the agricultural public services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying agricultural public services.

Top 7 Best Agricultural Public Services Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 23 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.

UARK 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 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s agricultural public services degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region vets studying agricultural public services list, NC State has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. To help with additional expenses, 27 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s agricultural public services degrees to qualified students.

UK 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 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 86%.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 42 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 30,559 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1,122 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,650. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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%.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agricultural public services degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

UGA also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agricultural public services degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region vets studying agricultural public services list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, 1 are 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. 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.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agricultural Public Services list. This small school is located in Tifton, Georgia, and it awarded 6 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ABAC Tifton, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 3,990 students enrolled at ABAC Tifton, 91 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,792. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Veteran Student Life Report

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