2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 3,122 people earned their degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, making the major the 228th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 674 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs that also have a lower cost than 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 agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree agribusiness students.
Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate. Willmar, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agribusiness degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
Ridgewater College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,764 for associate degree agribusiness students per year to attend Ridgewater College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.
Northeast also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Community College is $8,749 for associate degree agribusiness students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in North Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 associates’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.
South Central College also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,175 for Associate Degree Agribusiness students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Iowa Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate. Northeast Iowa Community College is a public institution located in Calmar, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,505 for Associate Degree Agribusiness students per year to attend NICC.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a small public school situated in Fennimore, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 associates’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwest Tech also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is $9,955 for Associate Degree Agribusiness students.
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%.
Northcentral Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate list. Northcentral Technical College is a public institution located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central Technical College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Central Technical College is $10,131 for associate degree agribusiness students.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate ranking. University of Arkansas at Monticello is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.
UAM also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $12,136 for associate degree agribusiness students per year to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school situated in Magnolia, Arkansas. It awarded 17 associates’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $14,270 for Associate Degree Agribusiness students.
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With a ranking of #9, Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate list. Located in Senatobia, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.
NWCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for NWCC is $6,009 for associate degree agribusiness students.
SUNY Cobleskill did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Cobleskill, New York, and it awarded 17 associates’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree agribusiness students list, SUNY Cobleskill has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $16,647 for Associate Degree Agribusiness students.
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Wayne Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 associates’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.
Wayne Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wayne Community College is $2,315 for associate degree agribusiness students.
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Alfred State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate ranking. Alfred State College is a public institution located in Alfred, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Alfred State also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $16,630 for Associate Degree Agribusiness students per year to attend Alfred State College.
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Morrisville State College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for an Associate ranking. Morrisville State College is located in Morrisville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree agribusiness students list, Morrisville State College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,350 for associate degree agribusiness students per year to attend Morrisville State College.
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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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