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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k)

138 Ranked Colleges
21,995 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 51,300 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,886 and had an average of $19,085 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21,995 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 138 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture and agriculture operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky

Out of the 138 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Berea College landed the #1 spot on the list. Berea is a small school located in Berea, Kentucky that handed out 13 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Berea is $8,723 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Berea College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#15 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 396 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #15 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,685 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Florida.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Florida Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 138 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 454 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Cornell is $23,128 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Top 20% in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. California State University - Fresno is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 362 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on this list, Fresno State is in the top on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $11,819 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend California State University - Fresno.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full California State University - Fresno Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. California State University - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 15 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Cal State LA is $9,576 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#20 in overall quality

Truman State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Truman State is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 22 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truman State, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Truman State University is $13,624 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#8 in overall quality

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 462 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $18,565 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#6 in overall quality

Iowa State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 753 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k list, Iowa State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,228 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Iowa State University.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #9, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 129 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $9,850 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Brigham Young University - Idaho

#10

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#14 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 261 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k list, UW - River Falls has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - River Falls is $16,138 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tifton, Georgia, this small public school awarded 157 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $10,696 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#12

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi

With a ranking of #12, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Alcorn State is a public institution located in Alcorn State, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $17,269 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Alcorn State.

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#11 in overall quality

North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 261 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,389 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Top 25% in overall quality

Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 61 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend BYU is $15,362 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#15

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Top 25% in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 25 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $16,425 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Full UW - Stevens Point Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#16

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#25 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,414 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#12 in overall quality

University of California - Davis ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 544 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UC Davis is $17,622 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Davis Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#18

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#22 in overall quality

University of Georgia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 246 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $17,105 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#19

University of Minnesota - Crookston

Crookston, Minnesota

University of Minnesota - Crookston came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UMN Crookston is a small school located in Crookston, Minnesota that handed out 70 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston is $13,185 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#20

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, North Dakota

Dickinson State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #20. Dickinson State University is a public institution located in Dickinson, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend DSU is $14,008 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Dickinson State University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

With a ranking of #21, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 140 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,385 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northwest Missouri State University.

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#22

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend McNeese State University is $17,343 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#13 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 430 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $19,663 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at UNL

#24

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#19 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 193 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $19,942 for bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at UMN Twin Cities

#25

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

With a ranking of #25, Murray State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 230 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Murray State is $13,484 for Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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