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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
251 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in agronomy and crop science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agronomy and crop science 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 agronomy and crop science program at the school. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science 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%.

Full South Dakota State Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized school located in Marshall, Minnesota that handed out 8 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest Minnesota State University also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Southwest Minnesota State University is $14,397 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students.

Full Southwest Minnesota State University Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 88 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students per year to attend Iowa State University.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Iowa State University Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Northwest also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at Northwest Missouri State University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at UNL

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas State University is $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students.

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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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