2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s
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In 2019-2020, 3,610 people earned their degree in agricultural production, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States. 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 833 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 29 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural production program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production
Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agricultural production students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Agricultural Production Report
Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $19,252 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students per year to attend South Dakota State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State University Agricultural Production Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Crookston, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Crookston also took the #12 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,952 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #4 spot on the list. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.
UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wyoming is $12,159 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Utah State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 15 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,634 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students per year to attend USU.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 15 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State also took the #14 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,173 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students per year to attend Mississippi State.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.
Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern is $14,149 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students.
Washington State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agricultural production students list, Wazzu has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,358 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students per year to attend Wazzu.
The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
University of Mount Olive did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agricultural production students list, UMO has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMO is $16,437 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students.
North Carolina State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.
NC State also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students per year to attend NC State.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students.
Read more about Agricultural Production at Stephen F Austin State University
Auburn University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural production students in 2019-2020.
Auburn also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $24,104 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students per year to attend Auburn.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
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University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural production students in 2019-2020.
U of I also took the #22 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Idaho is $14,132 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students.
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William Woods University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Fulton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural production students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at William Woods, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $24,593 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students per year to attend William Woods.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full William Woods University Agricultural Production Report
Morrisville State College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Morrisville State College is a small public school situated in Morrisville, New York. It awarded 38 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,350 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students per year to attend Morrisville State College.
Read full report on Agricultural Production at Morrisville State College
With a ranking of #17, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agricultural production students list, UK has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Kentucky is $17,127 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 164 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agricultural production students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 94%.
Full Texas A&M College Station Agricultural Production Report
Centenary University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Centenary University is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree agricultural production students list, Centenary has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Centenary is $20,474 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Agricultural Production Report
University of Rhode Island ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rhode Island is $20,607 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Production at University of Rhode Island
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNH also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $24,067 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students per year to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Maine ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UMaine is $17,558 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Production at University of Maine
With a ranking of #24, Clemson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 38 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,008 for bachelor’s degree agricultural production students per year to attend Clemson.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Manoa also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa is $15,030 for Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Agricultural Production Report
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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%.
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- 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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