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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Agriculture

50 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$22,214 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value General Agriculture School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General AgricultureIn 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in general agriculture, making the major the #130 most popular in the United States.

For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Agriculture ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a bachelor's in agriculture. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on agriculture schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.

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2024 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best General Agriculture Colleges for the Money.

Top 10 Best Value General Agriculture Schools

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The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to South Dakota State University. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings. South Dakota State also made our Best General Agriculture Schools list, coming in at #4.

It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at South Dakota State to complete their degree, and it costs about $20,337 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State be around $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 earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at North Dakota State University to complete their degree, and it costs about $21,672 per year to attend the school. 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 North Dakota State University is $97,307. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Our rankings recognize Illinois State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population. Illinois State also made our Best General Agriculture Schools list, coming in at #6.

It takes the average student at Illinois State about 4.3 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $26,419. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State is $114,130. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

The average student at SIUC graduates in less than 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $18,799. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from SIUC be around $82,716. 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 Northwest Missouri State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

At Northwest, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and it costs about $17,757 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $78,308 to get a bachelor’s degree from Northwest. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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West Texas A&M University landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general agriculture schools. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

At West Texas A&M University, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $16,686. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the West Texas A&M University is $74,253. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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California State University - Chico comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Chico State is a large public school located in the city of Chico. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Chico State also is in the top 20% of our Best General Agriculture Schools ranking.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Chico State is 4.7 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $23,809. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Chico State is about $111,188. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Sam Houston State University. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at SHSU to complete their degree, and it costs about $22,911 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from SHSU is $102,870. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Lincoln University
Jefferson City, MO

Our rankings recognize Lincoln University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. LU Missouri is a small public school located in the city of Jefferson City.

The average student at LU Missouri graduates in less than 4.9 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,144. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from LU Missouri is $99,310. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Our rankings recognize Tarleton State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at Tarleton to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $21,300. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Tarleton is about $95,424. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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General Agriculture by Region

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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