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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $30-$48k)

7 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,192 people earned their degree in agronomy and crop science, making the major the 393rd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 72 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agronomy and crop science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agronomy and crop science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agronomy and crop science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Community College is $6,473 for associate degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Northeast Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fennimore, Wisconsin, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s agronomy and crop science students in 2019-2020.

Southwest Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,037 for Associate Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at Southwest Tech

#3

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

FVTC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FVTC is $9,371 for Associate Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at FVTC

#4

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Eau Claire, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s agronomy and crop science students in 2019-2020.

CVTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College is $9,051 for associate degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at CVTC

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a public institution located in Wooster, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $14,808 for associate degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#7 in overall quality

Northcentral Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Northcentral Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Wausau, Wisconsin that handed out 2 associates’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northcentral Technical College is $9,057 for associate degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full North Central Technical College Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#7

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#6 in overall quality

SUNY Cobleskill ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Cobleskill, New York, and it awarded 1 associates’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $14,937 for Associate Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Agronomy & Crop Science 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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