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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production

28 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,478 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Agricultural Production School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Agricultural ProductionAgricultural Production is the #181 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in agricultural production. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. We are more focused on agricultural production schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Agricultural Production Colleges for the Money.

Top 10 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools

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South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value agricultural production schools. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings. South Dakota State also took the #6 spot in our Best Agricultural Production Schools rankings.

At South Dakota State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,337. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State is $89,483. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Agricultural Production Schools ranking.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at North Dakota State University is 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $21,672. This means that the average student pays around $97,307 to get a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Crookston as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public school with a small student population.

It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at UMN Crookston to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $15,805. This means that the average student pays around $65,749 to get a bachelor’s degree from UMN Crookston. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Purdue University - Main Campus. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. Purdue did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Agricultural Production Schools list.

It takes the average student at Purdue about 4.3 years to graduate, and it costs about $28,080 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $121,867 to get a bachelor’s degree from Purdue. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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University of Wyoming comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

At UW, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $20,963. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UW is $96,430. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Mississippi State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population. Mississippi State also took the #8 spot in our Best Agricultural Production Schools rankings.

The average student at Mississippi State graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $28,277. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State is about $127,247. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Our rankings recognize Utah State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

At USU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $24,541. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from USU is $114,361. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Washington State University landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value agricultural production schools. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman. Wazzu excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Schools list.

It takes the average student at Wazzu about 4.5 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $29,559. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Wazzu is $131,538. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Missouri State University - Springfield earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

It takes the average student at Missouri State about 4.5 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $23,236. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Missouri State is about $104,562. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Our rankings recognize North Carolina State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh. NC State also took the #5 spot in our Best Agricultural Production Schools rankings.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at NC State is 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,741. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from NC State is $124,736. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Agricultural Production by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Agricultural Production is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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