2027 Best Value Crop Production Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Crop Production](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-production/crop-production/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for crop production students.
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2027 Best Value Crop Production Schools in the The Plains States Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the crop production degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Crop Production Schools
Cloud County Community College tops our 2027 list of the best value crop production schools in the The Plains States Region. Set in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a mid-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $3,540, compared with $4,500 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for crop production graduates is $12,839. Soon after graduation, crop production degree recipients from Cloud County Community College generally make around $53,004. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Students looking for strong value in crop production will find it at North Dakota State University Main Campus, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University Main Campus is a large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,910, with out-of-state students paying around $15,564. Crop Production graduates carry a median of $23,250 in student loans. Early-career crop production graduates make about $62,869. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 95%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools 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).
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