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2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,847 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,079 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Economics & Business School for You

In 2020-2021, 194 degrees and certificates were awarded to agricultural economics and business students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for agricultural business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in South Dakota

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

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Agricultural Economics

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the best value school in South Dakota for agricultural economics and business students. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Agricultural Business majors at LATI take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LATI is ranked #5 for overall quality for agricultural business in South Dakota.

Full Agricultural Economics & Business at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

$7,524 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mitchell Technical College is a great value for agricultural economics and business students. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 a year.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Mitchell Technical College

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for agricultural economics and business students. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year. After completing their degree, agricultural business graduates from South Dakota State carry an average student debtload of $23,234.

South Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our Best Agricultural Economics Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at South Dakota State University

Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Agricultural Economics & Business is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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