2027 Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools in South Dakota

[Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-production/animal-livestock-husbandry-and-production/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value animal/livestock husbandry & production schools.
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2027 Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools in South Dakota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the animal/livestock husbandry & production degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools
Leading the list is Mitchell Technical Institute, our #1 best value for animal/livestock husbandry & production in South Dakota. Located in the town of Mitchell, Mitchell Technical Institute is a small public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,524. Students borrow a median of $12,000 to complete the animal/livestock husbandry & production program here. Early-career animal/livestock husbandry & production graduates make about $40,871. That is a strong return on a $12,000 median debt.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.