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2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor's 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 490 people earned their degree in agricultural mechanization, making the major the 580th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 207 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 174 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural mechanization. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural mechanization 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 mechanization 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 Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students with aid per year to attend Iowa State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Iowa State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at UNL

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University is $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students with aid list, South Dakota State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at South Dakota State

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #5 spot on the list. Crookston, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students with aid list, UMN Crookston has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Crookston is $10,952 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students with aid.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at University of Minnesota - Crookston

#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 31 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students with aid per year to attend Mizzou.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Mizzou

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students with aid list, K -State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students with aid.

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

Full Kansas State University Agricultural Mechanization 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%.

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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