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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Business in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
288 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Business in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural business degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

BSC also made our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Bismarck State College is $9,420 for plains states region associate degree agricultural business students with aid.

Full BSC Agricultural Business Report

#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 Getting Aid 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.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree agricultural business students with aid list, LATI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LATI is $12,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students with aid.

Read full report on Agricultural Business at LATI

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 34 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College Area is $9,059 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students with aid.

Full Southeast Community College Agricultural Business Report

#4

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Region State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lake Region State College is a small public school situated in Devils Lake, North Dakota. It awarded 13 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Region State College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,564 for plains states region associate degree agricultural business students with aid per year to attend Lake Region State College.

Full Lake Region State College Agricultural Business Report

#5

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State College of Science landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, and it awarded 27 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State College of Science also made our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State College of Science is $10,940 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students with aid.

Full North Dakota State College of Science Agricultural Business Report

#6

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Central Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Central Community College is a public institution located in Grand Island, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,235 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students with aid per year to attend Central Community College.

Read full report on Agricultural Business at Central Community College

#6 in overall quality

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Curtis, Nebraska, and it awarded 6 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree agricultural business students with aid list, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,108 for plains states region associate degree agricultural business students with aid per year to attend Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.

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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Business at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

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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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