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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,564 people earned their degree in agricultural engineering, making the major the 330th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 266 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural engineering 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 agricultural engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,418 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UMN Twin Cities

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 76 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $10,843 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Iowa State University Agricultural Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,544 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $13,508 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas State University is $15,089 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Kansas State University Agricultural Engineering Report

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $16,273 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at South Dakota State University

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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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