by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Agricultural Teacher Education is the 400th most popular major in the country with 1,130 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 243 agricultural teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 184 agricultural teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agricultural teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is a small school located in Crookston, Minnesota that handed out 12 bachelors’s agricultural teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agricultural Teacher Education at UMN Crookston
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a public institution located in Marshall, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agricultural Teacher Education at Southwest Minnesota State University
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural teacher education degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 89%.
Read full report on Agricultural Teacher Education at Iowa State University
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural teacher education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 12 bachelors’s agricultural teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State University Agricultural Teacher Education Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 23 bachelors’s agricultural teacher education 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.
Kansas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural teacher education degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
College of the Ozarks ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Point Lookout, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agricultural teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Ozarks Agricultural Teacher Education Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Agricultural Teacher Education Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 18 bachelors’s agricultural teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Southeast Missouri State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s agricultural teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Morningside College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Morningside is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Morningside College Agricultural Teacher Education Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Teacher Education Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Agricultural Teacher Education at UMN Twin Cities
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