2023 Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 392 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 272 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying agriculture.
Top 4 Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State University, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oregon State]](/colleges/oregon-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. Chico State is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 16,746 students enrolled at California State University - Chico, 354 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,098. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full California State University - Chico Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 22,440 students enrolled at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 268 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,027. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo]](/colleges/california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
UH Hilo also made our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 3,165 students enrolled at University of Hawaii at Hilo, 147 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hawaii at Hilo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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