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2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 490 people earned their degree in agricultural mechanization, making the major the 580th most popular in the United States.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural mechanization. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural mechanization programs and cost less that 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 $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $75-$110k list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $17,228 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, 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.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Iowa State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $19,663 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at UNL

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $18,389 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 Mechanization Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 27 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $20,754 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Full South Dakota State University Agricultural Mechanization Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Crookston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Crookston is $13,185 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at UMN Crookston

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Kansas 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 $75-$110k list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $19,892 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Kansas State University

#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Columbia is $19,595 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia 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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