by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,894 and had an average of $20,543 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 418 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,991 and $18,919 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 245 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general agriculture.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dickinson State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region list. DSU is located in Dickinson, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln University is a public institution located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 51 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read full report on General Agriculture at South Dakota State University
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northwest Missouri State University is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Full Northwest Missouri State University General Agriculture Report
Fort Hays State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Dordt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sioux Center, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read more about General Agriculture at North Dakota State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 17 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield General Agriculture Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about General Agriculture at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 0 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska General Agriculture Report
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