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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Mech 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agricultural Mechanization is the 580th most popular major in the country with 490 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 207 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 174 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural mechanization. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural mechanization programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural mechanization program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#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 Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $10,054 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Iowa State University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 22 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $12,216 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at UNL

#7 in overall quality

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 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

UMN Crookston also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $5,832 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMN Crookston.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at UMN Crookston

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mizzou is $10,940 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Agricultural Mechanization Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 11 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $11,524 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $15,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at South Dakota State

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,232 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kansas State University.

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

Full Kansas State University Agricultural Mechanization Report

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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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