2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ag Mech Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Wisconsin, there were 28 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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 in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin ag mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$13,474 Average Net Price

$39,304 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 20 ’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $13,474 for Wisconsin Ag Mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Agricultural Mechanization Report

#2

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$12,739 Average Net Price

$34,939 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k list. FVTC is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 ’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

FVTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in Wisconsin” list. The estimated yearly cost for FVTC is $12,739 for Wisconsin Ag Mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Fox Valley Technical College

• Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $48-$75k)

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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