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2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agricultural Economics is the 268th most popular major in the country with 2,141 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 195 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $11,524 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Agricultural Economics Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $12,216 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Agricultural Economics Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mizzou has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,940 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mizzou.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Full Mizzou Agricultural Economics Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 38 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $14,232 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $15,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at South Dakota State

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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

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  • *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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