2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Turf & Turfgrass Management is the 705th most popular major in the country with 379 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 54 turf and turfgrass management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 turf and turfgrass management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in turf and turfgrass management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great turf and turfgrass management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the turf and turfgrass management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree turf and turfgrass management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$8,067 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 9 associates’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $8,067 for plains states region associate degree turf and turfgrass management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Turf & Turfgrass Management at Kirkwood Community College

#2

State Technical College of Missouri

Linn, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$9,576 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Linn, Missouri, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s turf and turfgrass management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree turf and turfgrass management students whose families make $0-$30k list, STC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend State Technical College of Missouri is $9,576 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,596 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s turf and turfgrass management degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,596 for plains states region associate degree turf and turfgrass management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southeast Tech.

Read more about Turf & Turfgrass Management at Southeast Technical College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management (Income $0-$30k)

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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