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Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools

2023 Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$15,175 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,820 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Mechanization School for You

Agricultural Mechanization is the #257 most popular major in the country with 1,280 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for ag mech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State College of Science the best value school in the United States for ag mechanization students. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,606 a year. While working on their degree, ag mech majors at North Dakota State College of Science accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

North Dakota State College of Science excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools list.

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#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.

Ridgewater College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools list.

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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southwest Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools ranking.

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$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northeast Iowa Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ag mechanization schools in the United States. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NICC are $6,840 a year. Ag Mech majors at NICC take out an average of $10,932 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools list. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, FVTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools list.

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South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year. On average, ag mech graduates from South Dakota State take out $22,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools list.

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Mitchell Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Mitchell Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,524 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, ag mech graduates from Mitchell Tech carry an average student debtload of $12,000.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mitchell Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools ranking.

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#8

Kirkwood Community College

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

With a ranking of #8, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ag mechanization students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ag mechanization students. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Crookston are $12,514 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Crookston also did well on our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$5,830 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ag mechanization students. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Senatobia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWCC are $5,830 per year.

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Agricultural Mechanization by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 16 majors within the area of study, ag mechanization has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alandmanson.

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