by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study dairy science. at the Bachelor’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 8 colleges ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing dairy science., using our 2026 methodology.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual evaluated colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked dairy science. colleges for veterans:
Our analysis ranked University of Georgia the #1 college for veteran and military-affiliated students pursuing a degree in dairy science.. The school's overall veterans score is 89.3 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the dairy science. program at University of Georgia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best dairy science. colleges for veterans. It scores 88.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about dairy science. at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is a great choice for veterans pursuing dairy science., landing the #3 spot this year. It scores 84.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the dairy science. program at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
A rank of #4 makes Iowa State University one of the top dairy science. colleges for veteran students. The school's overall veterans score is 84.5 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full dairy science. report for Iowa State University
University of Wisconsin-Platteville came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best dairy science. colleges for veterans. It scores 80.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about dairy science. at University of Wisconsin-Platteville
University of Wisconsin-Madison landed the #6 spot for veterans pursuing dairy science.. It scores 78.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full dairy science. report for University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-River Falls landed the #7 spot for veterans pursuing dairy science.. The school's overall veterans score is 78.0 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full dairy science. report for University of Wisconsin-River Falls
South Dakota State University came in at #8 for veteran dairy science. students this year. It scores 74.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full dairy science. report for South Dakota State University
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying dairy science.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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