2025 Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in the Plains States Region
8Colleges in the Plains States Region
292Ag Mech Degrees Awarded
$53,525Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in agricultural mechanization, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #252 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agricultural mechanization. Combined, these schools handed out 292 degrees in agricultural mechanization to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Agricultural Mechanization School
The ag mech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agricultural Mechanization rankings. For our Best Overall Agricultural Mechanization School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Agricultural Mechanization in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ag mech degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in agricultural mechanization needs to check out Iowa State University. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 agricultural mechanization students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the agricultural mechanization program at Iowa State University earn $9,796 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
North Dakota State College of Science is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in agricultural mechanization. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public college located in the remote town of Wahpeton. This college ranks 5th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were roughly 22 agricultural mechanization students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State College of Science in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the agricultural mechanization degree program at North Dakota State College of Science get $9,006 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
University of Missouri - Columbia is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in agricultural mechanization. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 agricultural mechanization students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ag mech program report average early career wages of $52,522.
Kansas State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in agricultural mechanization. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were about 9 agricultural mechanization students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year. Those agricultural mechanization students who get their degree from Kansas State University make $9,714 more than the typical ag mech graduate.
South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. A Best Colleges rank of #425 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means South Dakota State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 agricultural mechanization students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ag mech program report average early career wages of $47,492.
Located in the town of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were approximately 21 agricultural mechanization students who graduated with this degree at Mitchell Tech in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, ag mech degree recipients usually make an average of $55,301 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 16th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 14 agricultural mechanization students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, ag mech degree recipients generally make an average of $54,829 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The ag mech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agricultural Mechanization rankings. For our Best Overall Agricultural Mechanization School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
