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2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agricultural Economics is the 268th most popular major in the country with 2,141 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 195 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural economics 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 economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,389 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at North Dakota State University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics 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 #2 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 40 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $19,663 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read more about Agricultural Economics at UNL

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag economics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,595 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 University of Missouri - Columbia Agricultural Economics Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 38 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $19,892 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Kansas State University Agricultural Economics Report

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 3 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $20,754 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Agricultural Economics 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%.

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  • *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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