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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
251 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 427 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 251 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid per year to attend Iowa State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State University Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at South Dakota State

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Northwest is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest is $12,354 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students with aid.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at Northwest Missouri State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized school located in Marshall, Minnesota that handed out 8 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest Minnesota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,397 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students with aid per year to attend Southwest Minnesota State University.

Full Southwest Minnesota State University Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 45 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kansas State University is $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full K -State Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#7 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri State is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students with aid.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Agronomy & Crop Science Report

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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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