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

6 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue AE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

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Agricultural Engineering is the 203rd most popular major in the country with 1,564 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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 Vallue AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s AE 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 Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Iowa State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend North Dakota State University.

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

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees 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. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Full K -State Agricultural Engineering Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 8 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make more than $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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at South Dakota State

#5 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 Vallue AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make more than $110k list, UNL has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make more than $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 more about Agricultural Engineering at UNL

#6

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s 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. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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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