Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Agricultural Mechanization

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,550 people earned their degree in ag mechanization, making the major the 235th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, ag mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,100 and had an average of $16,882 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 341 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,200 and $16,717 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 174 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in ag mechanization. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ag mechanization programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ag 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $10,843 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 31 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $30-$48k list, Mizzou has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $11,595 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 22 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $13,508 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMN Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

UMN Crookston also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $7,948 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UMN Crookston.

Full University of Minnesota - Crookston Agricultural Mechanization Report

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 #5 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 11 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,544 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Full North Dakota State University Agricultural Mechanization Report

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

With a ranking of #6, South Dakota State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,273 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend South Dakota State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at South Dakota State University

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ag Mech Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,089 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ag mech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Kansas State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Kansas State University

Switch to a Similar Major

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alandmanson.

Featured Agriculture Schools

Find Schools Near You