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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,564 people earned their degree in agricultural engineering, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agricultural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,175 and had an average of $22,449 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 266 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,750 and $23,226 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural engineering 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 AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $17,228 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Iowa State.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State University Agricultural Engineering Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,942 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UMN Twin Cities

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $18,389 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $19,663 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, 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 85%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s AE students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,892 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Kansas State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full K -State Agricultural Engineering Report

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $20,754 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 University Agricultural Engineering 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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