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2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,550 people earned their degree in ag mechanization, making the major the 235th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, ag mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,100 and had an average of $16,882 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 341 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,200 and $16,717 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 174 ag 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 ag mechanization. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ag mechanization programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ag mechanization program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,054 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Iowa State.

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

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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 $0-$30k. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 22 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,216 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNL.

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 more about Agricultural Mechanization at UNL

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 Minnesota - Crookston landed the #3 spot on the list. Crookston, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Crookston, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Crookston is $5,832 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Minnesota - Crookston Agricultural Mechanization Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Missouri - Columbia 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.

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 estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $10,940 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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students 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 - Main Campus is $11,524 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

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 estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $15,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 South Dakota State Agricultural Mechanization Report

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $14,232 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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