2023 Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 distant town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population.
North Dakota State College of Science undergraduate students pay an average of $6,606 in tuition and fees each 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State College of Science also did well on our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Iowa Community College is a great value for ag mechanization students. 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great value for ag mechanization students. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.
FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools list.
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South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools ranking. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #7, Mitchell Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for ag mechanization students. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year. After completing their degree, ag mech graduates from Mitchell Tech carry an average student debtload of $12,000.
Mitchell Tech 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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Kirkwood Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,072 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value ag mechanization programs. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Crookston are $12,514 per year.
UMN Crookston also claimed a spot on our Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Mechanization Schools ranking. NWCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.
NWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,830 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Ag Mech
One of 16 majors within the area of study, ag mechanization has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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