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2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
288 Degrees Awarded
$8,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Business is the 277th most popular major in the country with 2,193 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 698 agricultural business graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 288 agricultural business graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural business programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural business 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 Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Business (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Bismarck State College is a small public school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 14 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k list, BSC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $6,514 for plains states region associate degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Bismarck State College.

Read more about Agricultural Business at BSC

#2

Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lake Area Technical Institute is a public institution located in Watertown, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 120 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LATI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,862 for plains states region associate degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lake Area Technical Institute.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified associates’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $7,573 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southeast Community College Area.

Read more about Agricultural Business at Southeast Community College

#4

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Region State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Devils Lake, North Dakota, and it awarded 13 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k list, Lake Region State College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lake Region State College is $7,719 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Dakota State College of Science is a public institution located in Wahpeton, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State College of Science, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,010 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Dakota State College of Science.

Read full report on Agricultural Business at North Dakota State College of Science

#6

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
#7 in overall quality

Central Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Island, Nebraska. It awarded 16 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Community College also made our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $7,241 for plains states region associate degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Central Community College.

Read more about Agricultural Business at Central Community College

#6 in overall quality

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a small school located in Curtis, Nebraska that handed out 6 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is $11,110 for plains states region associate degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

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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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