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2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
263 Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,193 people earned their degree in agricultural business, making the major the 277th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 698 agricultural business graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 263 agricultural business graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural business. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural business programs, but they also 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 business program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Business (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $12,216 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UNL Agricultural Business Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 50 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mizzou has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,940 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Mizzou Agricultural Business Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k list, K -State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $14,232 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Business at Kansas State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large public school situated in Hays, Kansas. It awarded 60 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

FHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fort Hays State University is $9,464 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full FHSU Agricultural Business Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 13 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UNK also made our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska at Kearney is $13,078 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read more about Agricultural Business at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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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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