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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Business (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
263 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Business (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,663 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNL.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Agricultural Business Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mizzou is $19,595 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Agricultural Business at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $19,892 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Agricultural Business at Kansas State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FHSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fort Hays State University is $14,807 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Agricultural Business at Fort Hays State University

#4 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and 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. It costs about $18,669 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNK.

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%.

Full UNK Agricultural Business Report

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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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