2023 Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region
7
Ranked Colleges
200
Degrees Awarded
$16,500
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 448 people earned their degree in agricultural mechanization, making the major the 644th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 200 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural mechanization program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region.
Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 18 ’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,578 for plains states region ag mech students per year to attend South Dakota State.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at South Dakota State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 54 ’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $16,002 for plains states region ag mech students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Iowa State Agricultural Mechanization Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 10 ’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,998 for plains states region ag mech students per year to attend North Dakota State University.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Agricultural Mechanization Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mitchell Technical College is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.
Mitchell Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Technical College is $11,813 for plains states region ag mech students.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Mitchell Technical College
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ag mech degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,013 for plains states region ag mech students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at UNL
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region ag mech students list, Mizzou has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,559 for plains states region ag mech students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at University of Missouri - Columbia
Kansas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Ag Mech Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 13 ’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $18,433 for Plains States Region Ag Mech students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at K -State
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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
- *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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