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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
382 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,122 people earned their degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, making the major the 228th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 523 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 382 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Crookston, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Northwest Missouri State University is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,354 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid per year to attend Northwest Missouri State University.

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#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid list, South Dakota State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

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#6

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Lincoln University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Jefferson City, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

LU Missouri also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend LU Missouri is $7,830 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

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#7

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

Southeast Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Missouri State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

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#7 in overall quality

Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

Southwest Minnesota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,397 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid per year to attend Southwest Minnesota State University.

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#9 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid list, Missouri State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid per year to attend Missouri State University - Springfield.

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#10

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

Dordt University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Sioux Center, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid list, Dordt has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $25,102 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid per year to attend Dordt.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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).
  • 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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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