2022 Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 439 people earned their degree in farm/farm and ranch management, making the major the 720th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 264 farm/farm and ranch management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 60 farm/farm and ranch management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in farm/farm and ranch management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent farm/farm and ranch management 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 farm/farm and ranch management 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 Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Farm/Farm & Ranch Management in the Plains States Region

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$9,420 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bismarck State College is a public institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree farm/farm & ranch management students list, BSC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,420 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Farm/Farm & Ranch Management students per year to attend Bismarck State College.

Full Bismarck State College Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Report

#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$11,764 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Willmar, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s farm/farm and ranch management degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree farm/farm & ranch management students list, Ridgewater College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,764 for plains states region associate degree farm/farm & ranch management students per year to attend Ridgewater College.

Full Ridgewater College Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Report

#3

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$8,749 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s farm/farm and ranch management students in 2019-2020.

Northeast also made our “Best Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Northeast is $8,749 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Farm/Farm & Ranch Management students.

Full Northeast Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Report

#4

Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, Kansas

#4 in overall quality

$5,178 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Scott Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. FSCC is located in Fort Scott, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s farm/farm and ranch management degrees to qualified students.

FSCC also made our “Best Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for FSCC is $5,178 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Farm/Farm & Ranch Management students.

Read more about Farm/Farm & Ranch Management at Fort Scott Community College

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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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