2022 Best Value Dairy Husbandry & Production Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dairy Husbandry & Production Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 120 people earned their degree in dairy husbandry and production, making the major the 1083rd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 50 dairy husbandry and production graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dairy Husbandry & Production Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dairy husbandry and production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dairy husbandry and production programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dairy husbandry and production program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The dairy husbandry & production school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Dairy Husbandry & Production Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Dairy Husbandry & Production Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dairy Husbandry & Production Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dairy Husbandry & Production (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Northeast Iowa Community College

Calmar, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$7,987 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Dairy Husbandry & Production Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeast Iowa Community College is a small school located in Calmar, Iowa that handed out 12 associates’s dairy husbandry and production degrees in 2019-2020.

NICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dairy Husbandry & Production Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Iowa Community College is $7,987 for associate degree dairy husbandry & production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Dairy Husbandry & Production at NICC

#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$9,547 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dairy Husbandry & Production Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Ridgewater College is a small public school situated in Willmar, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s dairy husbandry and production degrees in 2019-2020.

Ridgewater College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dairy Husbandry & Production Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ridgewater College is $9,547 for Associate Degree Dairy Husbandry & Production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Dairy Husbandry & Production at Ridgewater College

#3

Northcentral Technical College

Wausau, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$8,871 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dairy Husbandry & Production Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wausau, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s dairy husbandry and production degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

North Central Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Dairy Husbandry & Production Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northcentral Technical College is $8,871 for associate degree dairy husbandry & production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full North Central Technical College Dairy Husbandry & Production Report

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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