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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Agriculture

3 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Agriculture

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Agriculture” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,894 and had an average of $20,543 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 105 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,551 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Agriculture” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Agriculture

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region vets studying agriculture.

Top 3 Best General Agriculture Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Agriculture list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 15 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State 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 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Fort Collins, 1,606 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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 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%.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Agriculture that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 41 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

USU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 27,691 students enrolled at USU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. USU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full USU Veteran Student Life Report

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Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Agriculture that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

Southern Utah University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 534 of the 12,582 students enrolled at Southern Utah University were GI Bill® students, of which 378 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,076. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Utah University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Southern Utah University Veteran Student Life Report

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