by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Agricultural Economics & Business is the 101st most popular major in the country with 8,140 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , agricultural economics & business graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $42,414 and had an average of $17,661 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,971 agricultural economics & business graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,890 and $14,952 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 860 agricultural economics & business graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics & business. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agricultural economics & business.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Ozarks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Point Lookout, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2021-2022.
Full College of the Ozarks Agricultural Economics & Business Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Valley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Missouri. It awarded 20 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri Valley College Agricultural Economics & Business Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Northwest Missouri State University is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Northwest Missouri State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 166 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Iowa State University
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 42 students 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 Agricultural Economics & Business at South Dakota State University
University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Minnesota - Crookston
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 63 students 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Southeast Missouri State University
Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s agricultural business 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 Agricultural Economics & Business at Southwest Minnesota State University
With a ranking of #9, Dordt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Dordt
With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at K -State
With a ranking of #11, Fort Hays State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 55 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Fort Hays State University Agricultural Economics & Business Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 44 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Tabor College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Hillsboro, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a medium-sized school located in Kearney, Nebraska that handed out 10 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Missouri ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 35 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Missouri State
Graceland University - Lamoni ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Lamoni, Iowa, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s agricultural business 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 more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Graceland University - Lamoni
Doane University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Doane University is located in Crete, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #20, Upper Iowa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Upper Iowa University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 58 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Agricultural Economics & Business Report
Buena Vista University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region ranking. BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 0 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Midland University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fremont, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 & Business at Midland U
With a ranking of #24, Mayville State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Plains States Region list. Mayville State University is a public institution located in Mayville, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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 more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Mayville State University
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