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2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

29 Colleges
$12,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,890 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Economics & Business School for You

Agricultural Economics & Business is the #105 most popular major in the country with 8,098 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for agricultural business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges.

Top 10 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN
$5,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ridgewater College to be the best value school for agricultural economics and business students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,914 in tuition and fees each year. On average, agricultural business graduates from Ridgewater College take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,780 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per year. While working on their degree, agricultural business majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
$4,590 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural economics and business schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $6,930 per year. The average amount in student loans that agricultural business majors at BSC take out is $12,000.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BSC also is in the top 5% of our Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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$5,010 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year. After completing their degree, agricultural business graduates from Northeast carry an average student debtload of $10,500.

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With a ranking of #6, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agricultural economics and business students. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year. After completing their degree, agricultural business graduates from LATI carry an average student debtload of $12,000.

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$5,483 Average Tuition & Fees

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Curtis, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are $5,483 a year.

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#8

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA
$7,072 Average Tuition & Fees

Kirkwood Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agricultural economics and business students. It came in at #8 on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 per year. Agricultural Business majors at Kirkwood Community College take out an average of $10,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$6,606 Average Tuition & Fees

North Dakota State College of Science landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value agricultural economics and business programs. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the distant town of Wahpeton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,606 per year. On average, agricultural business graduates from North Dakota State College of Science take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, SD
$7,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Mitchell Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year.

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Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics and business colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 312
Minnesota 108
Kansas 256
Iowa 390
Nebraska 198
North Dakota 131
South Dakota 194

One of 16 majors within the area of study, agricultural economics and business has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
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