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2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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174 Degrees Awarded
$50,433 Avg Salary
Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Agricultural Mechanization is the 235th most popular major in the country with 1,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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 $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $48-$75k 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 estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $14,161 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Full Iowa State University Agricultural Mechanization Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 22 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $16,197 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #3 spot on the 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Crookston is $8,680 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at University of Minnesota - Crookston

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,145 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mizzou.

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

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Mizzou

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $15,686 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at North Dakota State University

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

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 $48-$75k 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 made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Kansas State University is $16,889 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Full K -State Agricultural Mechanization Report

#7

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota 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 $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. 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 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 is $19,326 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at South Dakota State

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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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