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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,280 people earned their degree in ag mechanization, making the major the 252nd most popular in the United States. 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 302 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ag mechanization. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in ag mechanization.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree ag mech students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cobleskill, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at SUNY Cobleskill
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major 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.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at University of Minnesota - Crookston
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez landed the #3 spot on the list. Mayaguez, is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at UPR Mayaguez
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Mechanization Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at South Dakota State
With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 54 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Iowa State University
University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 7 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at UW - River Falls
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking, coming in at #9. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
With a ranking of #10, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.
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 - Main Campus
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking, coming in at #12. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Kansas State University
With a ranking of #13, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 18 bachelors’s ag mech degrees 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%. 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
With a ranking of #14, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 4 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Tarleton State University
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ag Mech Major ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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