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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
193 Degrees Awarded
$8,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agricultural Production is the 177th most popular major in the country with 3,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,100 and had an average of $16,942 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 690 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,800 and $10,817 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 193 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural production. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural production programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural production program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a small school located in Fennimore, Wisconsin that handed out 11 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k list, Southwest Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Tech is $9,037 for great lakes region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

#2

Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mattoon, Illinois, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s agricultural production students in 2019-2020.

Lake Land College also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Land College is $4,007 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Lake Land College

#3

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural production degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

FVTC also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for FVTC is $9,371 for great lakes region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Fox Valley Technical College

#4

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Eau Claire, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s agricultural production students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k list, CVTC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $9,051 for great lakes region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CVTC.

Full Chippewa Valley Technical College Agricultural Production Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Wausau, Wisconsin that handed out 28 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northcentral Technical College is $9,057 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at North Central Technical College

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is located in Wooster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $14,808 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k.

The 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 more about Agricultural Production at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

#7

Rend Lake College

Ina, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

Rend Lake College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Rend Lake College is a small school located in Ina, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

Rend Lake College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rend Lake College is $5,283 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Rend Lake College

#7 in overall quality

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural production degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

NWTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NWTC is $9,201 for great lakes region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full NWTC Agricultural Production Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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