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2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
251 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agronomy & Crop Science is the 393rd most popular major in the country with 1,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 427 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 251 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agronomy and crop science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agronomy and crop science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agronomy and crop science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 88 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agronomy and crop science students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $10,054 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Full Iowa State University Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $12,216 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,990 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northwest.

Full Northwest Missouri State University Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $15,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at South Dakota State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agronomy and crop science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwest Minnesota State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,801 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southwest Minnesota State University.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at Southwest Minnesota State University

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 45 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $14,232 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full K -State Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#7 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 15 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State University - Springfield is $12,527 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Missouri State Agronomy & Crop Science 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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