2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate
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General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 856 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general agriculture 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 general agriculture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate.
Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Agriculture
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.
Ivy Tech Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for Associate Degree Agriculture students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,252 for Associate Degree Agriculture students per year to attend South Dakota State University.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.
Northeast also made our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $8,749 for Associate Degree Agriculture students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.
Ridgewater College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,764 for Associate Degree Agriculture students per year to attend Ridgewater College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ellsworth Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate list. Located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, this small public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.
Ellsworth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ellsworth Community College is $11,198 for Associate Degree Agriculture students.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate list. OPSU is a small public school situated in Goodwell, Oklahoma. It awarded 15 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OPSU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,537 for Associate Degree Agriculture students per year to attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University.
Alfred State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 16 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
Alfred State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,630 for associate degree agriculture students per year to attend Alfred State.
Utah State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 36 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for USU is $13,634 for associate degree agriculture students.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Associate Degree Agriculture students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Warner University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Warner University is a small school located in Lake Wales, Florida that handed out 1 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
Warner University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Warner University is $16,159 for associate degree agriculture students.
University of Mount Olive ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate list. University of Mount Olive is a small school located in Mount Olive, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree agriculture students list, UMO has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMO is $16,437 for Associate Degree Agriculture students.
SUNY Cobleskill ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Cobleskill, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cobleskill, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $16,647 for associate degree agriculture students.
Dordt University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate ranking. 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.
In addition to being on our associate degree agriculture students list, Dordt has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dordt University is $25,102 for associate degree agriculture students.
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%.
Morrisville State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Morrisville State College is a small public school situated in Morrisville, New York. It awarded 5 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
Morrisville State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,350 for associate degree agriculture students per year to attend Morrisville State College.
Read more about General Agriculture at Morrisville State College
University of Delaware ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 1 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,220 for Associate Degree Agriculture students per year to attend University of Delaware.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Agriculture at University of Delaware
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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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- *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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