2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Idaho (With Aid)

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 51,300 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across Idaho, there were 426 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,280 and $17,055 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 102 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,160 and $16,517 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture and agriculture operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture and agriculture operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Idaho (With Aid)

#1

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$7,167 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU - I is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 8 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Idaho” list. It costs about $7,167 for Idaho Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid per year to attend BYU - I.

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%.

Full Brigham Young University - Idaho Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#2

College of Western Idaho

Nampa, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$6,711 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 22 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

CWI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. It costs about $6,711 for Idaho Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid per year to attend CWI.

Full CWI Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 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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