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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Plains States Region

16 Ranked Colleges
340 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region

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In 2021-2022, 3,206 people earned their degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, making the major the 230th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 467 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 340 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agribusiness/agricultural business operations.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region

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

Top 16 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwest Missouri State University is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 more about Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Northwest

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 41 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at South Dakota State

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Crookston, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at University of Minnesota - Crookston

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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Southeast Missouri State University Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region. Southwest Minnesota State University is a public institution located in Marshall, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Southwest Minnesota State University

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Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa

Dordt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Dordt is a small school located in Sioux Center, Iowa that handed out 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Dordt Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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Tabor College
Hillsboro, Kansas

Tabor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Hillsboro, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Tabor College

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Iowa State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 87 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Iowa State Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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With a ranking of #9, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Missouri State University - Springfield

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With a ranking of #10, Upper Iowa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Upper Iowa University

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at North Dakota State University

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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa

With a ranking of #12, Buena Vista University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region list. Storm Lake, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Buena Vista University

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at University of Central Missouri

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Mayville State University
Mayville, North Dakota

With a ranking of #14, Mayville State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region list. Mayville State University is a small school located in Mayville, North Dakota that handed out 0 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Mayville State University

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Midland University
Fremont, Nebraska

Midland University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Plains States Region list. Fremont, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Midland U

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