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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 409 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 96 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture programs and 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 agriculture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $9,455 for plains states region associate degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Northeast Community College Agriculture Report

#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ridgewater College is a small school located in Willmar, Minnesota that handed out 1 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ridgewater College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,909 for plains states region associate degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ridgewater College.

Read full report on Agriculture at Ridgewater College

#3

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 20 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $19,326 for plains states region associate degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%.

Read full report on Agriculture at South Dakota State

#4

Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ellsworth Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Iowa Falls, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Ellsworth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,407 for plains states region associate degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ellsworth Community College.

Full Ellsworth Community College Agriculture Report

#5

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dordt University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Sioux Center, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Dordt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $22,821 for plains states region associate degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Dordt University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Dordt Agriculture 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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