by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 142 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural mechanization. That schools that top this list have a program in agricultural mechanization in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 18 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Iowa State University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 85%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 10 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at North Dakota State University
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 more about Agricultural Mechanization at Kansas State University
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Agricultural Mechanization Report
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