by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in South Dakota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 1,376 people earned their degree in agricultural mechanization, making the major the 252nd most popular in the United States. 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.
Across South Dakota, there were 39 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,159 and $22,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in South Dakota” ranking, we looked at 2 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 south dakota ag mech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in South Dakota list. Mitchell, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ag mech degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 ’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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