by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Agricultural Mechanization is the 252nd most popular major in the country with 1,280 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ag mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,820 and had an average of $17,584 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 24 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in ag mechanization. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their ag mechanization program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school situated in Havre, Montana. It awarded 13 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Montana State University - Northern Agricultural Mechanization Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Utah State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 1 associates’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
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