2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Agriculture

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Agriculture” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Nebraska, there were 56 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Agriculture” ranking looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Agriculture” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Agriculture

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Agriculture”.

Top 2 Best Agriculture Colleges for Veterans in Nebraska

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

690 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,374 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Agriculture list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

UNL 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 25,108 students enrolled at University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 690 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNL]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/student-life/veterans/)

2

Northeast Community College
Norfolk, Nebraska

62 GI Bill® Students**

$1,545 Average GI Bill® Award

$37,858 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Agriculture that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.

Northeast also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 62 of the 5,105 students enrolled at Northeast were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,545. 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.

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 Northeast Community College]](/colleges/northeast-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Agriculture Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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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

Footnotes

• *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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