2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International Agriculture for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$33,600
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for International Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 122 people earned their degree in international agriculture, making the major the 926th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 international agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for International Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in international agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international agriculture programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international agriculture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for International Agriculture for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying international agriculture.
Top 3 Best International Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for International Agriculture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best International Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University, 814 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State University offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for International Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s international agriculture degrees to qualified students.
UC Davis also made our “Best International Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 39,074 students enrolled at University of California - Davis, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UC Davis]](/colleges/university-of-california-davis/student-life/veterans/)
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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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