2022 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Wisconsin, there were 55 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,500 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in ag mechanization. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ag mechanization programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ag 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 in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Mech Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$13,474 Average Net Price

$39,304 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 20 ’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,474 for wisconsin ag mech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UW - River Falls.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 UW - River Falls

#2

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$12,739 Average Net Price

$34,939 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ag Mech Schools in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Fox Valley Technical College is a fairly large school located in Appleton, Wisconsin that handed out 15 ’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

FVTC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. It costs about $12,739 for Wisconsin Ag Mech students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend FVTC.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Fox Valley Technical College

• Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $48-$75k)

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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