2023 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 340 people earned their degree in turf and turfgrass management, making the major the 762nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 34 turf and turfgrass management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in turf and turfgrass management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent turf and turfgrass management 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 turf and turfgrass management 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The turf and turfgrass management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region turf and turfgrass management students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

1

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$12,591 Average Net Price

$38,090 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s turf and turfgrass management degrees to qualified students.

Kirkwood Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,591 for plains states region turf and turfgrass management students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

Read more about Turf & Turfgrass Management at Kirkwood Community College

2

Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$17,390 Average Net Price

$39,912 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southeast Tech is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 5 ’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2020-2021.

Southeast Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,390 for Plains States Region Turf and Turfgrass Management students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southeast Technical College.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

Read full report on Turf & Turfgrass Management at Southeast Tech

• Best Value Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management (Income $75-$110k)

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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