by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in South Dakota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 8,098 people earned their degree in agricultural economics and business, making the major the 101st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,304 and had an average of $18,874 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 213 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,079 and $17,617 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in South Dakota” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics and business. To top this list, a school must have a successful agricultural economics and business program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in South Dakota” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota agricultural business students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. LATI is located in Watertown, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 114 ’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
Full Lake Area Technical Institute Agricultural Economics & Business Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 62 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 more about Agricultural Economics & Business at South Dakota State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a public institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Mitchell Tech
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in South Dakota. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agricultural business degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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