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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 409 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 96 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture 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 agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Northeast also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $6,473 for plains states region associate degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northeast.

Read full report on Agriculture at Northeast Community College

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $16,273 for plains states region associate degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agriculture at South Dakota State

#3

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Ridgewater College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,099 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ridgewater College.

Full Ridgewater College Agriculture Report

#4

Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ellsworth Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Iowa Falls, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Ellsworth also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ellsworth Community College is $9,192 for plains states region associate degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agriculture at Ellsworth

#5

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt also made our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Dordt University is $22,177 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agriculture at Dordt University

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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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