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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization

18 Ranked Colleges
302 Degrees Awarded
$48,454 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor's

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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 “Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in ag mechanization. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in ag mechanization.

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Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree ag mech students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Mechanization Report

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Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 37 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sam Houston State University Agricultural Mechanization Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Agricultural Mechanization Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 24 bachelors’s ag mech degrees 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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNL Agricultural Mechanization Report

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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a fairly large school located in Mayaguez, that handed out 21 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at UPR Mayaguez

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 more about Agricultural Mechanization at University of Missouri - Columbia

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and 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%.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at South Dakota State University

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Kansas State University

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 full report on Agricultural Mechanization at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at NC State

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SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, New York

SUNY Cobleskill came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 8 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at SUNY Cobleskill

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

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 University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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University of Minnesota - Crookston came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Minnesota - Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Minnesota - Crookston Agricultural Mechanization Report

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at University of Idaho

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Stephen F Austin State University

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Tarleton State University

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Ag Mech Major for a Bachelor’s list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at OSU

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