by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,108 people earned their degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, making the major the 230th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 175 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 128 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agribusiness/agricultural business operations program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Havre, Montana, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at University of Wyoming
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at U of I
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