2024 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

If you plan on getting your associate degree in agricultural economics & business, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #71 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of agricultural economics & business. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 132 associate degrees in agricultural economics & business during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to agricultural economics & business students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agricultural economics & business students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt agricultural economics & business students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural economics & business related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agricultural economics & business students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Agricultural Economics & Business Schools

The agricultural business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Agricultural Economics & Business in South Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in agricultural economics & business.

Top South Dakota Schools for an Associate in Agricultural Business

1

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SD

112 Annual Graduates

$36,747 Median Starting Salary

$12,000 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Lake Area Technical Institute if you wish to pursue an associate degree in agricultural economics & business. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

Students who graduate with their associate from the agricultural business program report average early career income of $36,747.

More information about a associate in agricultural economics & business from Lake Area Technical Institute

2

Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD

19 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in agricultural economics & business needs to take a look at Mitchell Technical College. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in agricultural economics & business from Mitchell Technical College

Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	25
Kansas	146	31
Missouri	117	44
Iowa	116	131
Nebraska	98	68
North Dakota	92	78

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agricultural Business

Agricultural Economics & Business is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Agricultural Business Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Business	112
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	19
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management	1

Majors Similar to Agricultural Business

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Mechanization	32
General Agriculture	24
Horticulture	18
Agricultural Production	13
Plant Sciences	13

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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