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2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
382 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 523 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 382 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students 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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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwest Minnesota State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Minnesota State University is $14,397 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a small public school situated in Crookston, Minnesota. It awarded 13 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students list, UMN Crookston has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,952 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students per year to attend UMN Crookston.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students.

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 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 Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 64 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

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#7

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

Southeast Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $12,774 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

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#9 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Missouri State is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students.

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#9

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

Lincoln University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. LU Missouri is located in Jefferson City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LU Missouri, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $7,830 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students per year to attend Lincoln University.

Full Lincoln University Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#10

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Dordt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Dordt is a small school located in Sioux Center, Iowa that handed out 15 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dordt is $25,102 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

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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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