2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate
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Agricultural Economics & Business is the 94th most popular major in the country with 8,504 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,058 and had an average of $17,639 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,731 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics and business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics and 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 economics and 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
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business
Out of the 37 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Watertown, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 120 diplomas to qualified associates’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.
LATI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Lake Area Technical Institute is $12,939 for associate degree agricultural business students.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 32 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.
BSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,420 for associate degree agricultural business students per year to attend Bismarck State College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural business degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
DMACC also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for DMACC is $10,076 for associate degree agricultural business students.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Region State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Devils Lake, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.
Lake Region State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Lake Region State College is $9,564 for Associate Degree Agricultural Business students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. Ridgewater College is located in Willmar, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
Ridgewater College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ridgewater College is $11,764 for associate degree agricultural business students.
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Southeast Community College Area landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural business degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
Southeast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,059 for Associate Degree Agricultural Business students per year to attend Southeast Community College.
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With a ranking of #7, North Dakota State College of Science did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small school located in Wahpeton, North Dakota that handed out 27 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree agricultural business students list, North Dakota State College of Science has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State College of Science is $10,940 for Associate Degree Agricultural Business students.
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Northeast Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 35 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $8,749 for Associate Degree Agricultural Business students.
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South Central College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. South Central College is a small school located in North Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 8 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.
South Central College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,175 for associate degree agricultural business students per year to attend South Central College.
Full South Central College Agricultural Economics & Business Report
Northeast Iowa Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Calmar, Iowa, and it awarded 20 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.
NICC also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $10,505 for associate degree agricultural business students per year to attend Northeast Iowa Community College.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate ranking. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a public institution located in Fennimore, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwest Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwest Tech is $9,955 for associate degree agricultural business students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for Associate Degree Agricultural Business students.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural business degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
FVTC also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend FVTC is $11,127 for Associate Degree Agricultural Business students.
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Iowa Lakes Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. Iowa Lakes Community College is located in Estherville, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
Iowa Lakes Community College also took the #19 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,509 for associate degree agricultural business students per year to attend Iowa Lakes Community College.
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North Iowa Area Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Mason City, Iowa, and it awarded 13 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.
North Iowa Area Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Iowa Area Community College is $8,409 for associate degree agricultural business students.
Full North Iowa Area Community College Agricultural Economics & Business Report
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a public institution located in Curtis, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,108 for associate degree agricultural business students per year to attend Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Central Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Community College is $8,235 for associate degree agricultural business students.
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University of Northwestern Ohio came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate ranking. University of Northwestern Ohio is located in Lima, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
University of Northwestern Ohio also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend University of Northwestern Ohio is $19,055 for Associate Degree Agricultural Business students.
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Dickinson State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Dickinson, North Dakota, and it awarded 10 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.
DSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dickinson State University is $10,855 for associate degree agricultural business students.
Texas State Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. Texas State Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $10,114 for Associate Degree Agricultural Business students.
Northcentral Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. Northcentral Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Wausau, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northcentral Technical College is $10,131 for associate degree agricultural business students.
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With a ranking of #22, Hawkeye Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. Hawkeye Community College is a public institution located in Waterloo, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree agricultural business students list, Hawkeye Community College has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hawkeye Community College is $11,495 for associate degree agricultural business students.
Full Hawkeye Community College Agricultural Economics & Business Report
College of Central Florida ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. Located in Ocala, Florida, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for College of Central Florida is $6,548 for associate degree agricultural business students.
Lake Land College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate list. Lake Land College is a small public school situated in Mattoon, Illinois. It awarded 19 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lake Land College is $4,468 for associate degree agricultural business students.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate ranking. Monticello, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural business degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
UAM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,136 for Associate Degree Agricultural Business students per year to attend UAM.
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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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