by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Agricultural Mechanization is the 252nd most popular major in the country with 1,376 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , agricultural mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $45,820 and had an average of $15,980 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 291 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural mechanization. That schools that top this list have a program in agricultural mechanization in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree ag mech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at UMN Crookston
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez landed the #3 spot on the list. UPR Mayaguez is a public institution located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Agricultural Mechanization Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 40 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 18 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at South Dakota State
Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Sam Houston State University
Iowa State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Iowa State
University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking, coming in at #9. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 22 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 full report on Agricultural Mechanization at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Purdue University - Main Campus
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking, coming in at #12. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Kansas State University Agricultural Mechanization Report
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Idaho landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 12 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at University of Idaho
With a ranking of #15, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full North Carolina State University Agricultural Mechanization Report
Tarleton State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Tarleton State University
With a ranking of #17, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Agricultural Mechanization Report
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