2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Agricultural Production School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,066 people earned a degree or certificate in agricultural production, making the major the #192 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Agricultural Production Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 65 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for agricultural production 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 Production Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture the best value school in the United States for agricultural production students. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Curtis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are $5,483 per year. Agricultural Production majors at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture take out an average of $11,286 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Our 2023 rankings named Ridgewater College the best value school in the United States for agricultural production students. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $5,914 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ridgewater College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Schools list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeast Iowa Community College is a great value for agricultural production 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. The average amount in student loans that agricultural production majors at NICC take out is $9,176.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 a year. While working on their degree, agricultural production majors at Kirkwood Community College accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.
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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, Southwest Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Schools list.
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Northeast Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,010 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Mitchell Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agricultural production 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 out-of-state undergraduate student at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 a year. The average amount in student loans that agricultural production majors at Mitchell Tech take out is $12,000.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mitchell Tech also did well on our Best Agricultural Production Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agricultural production students. It came in at #8 on the list. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized 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 Production Schools list.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value agricultural production programs. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CVTC also did well on our Best Agricultural Production Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Ivy Tech Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value agricultural production programs. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Agricultural Production Schools ranking.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Agricultural Production students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Agricultural Production Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD |
| 12 | North Dakota State University - Main Campus | Fargo, ND |
| 13 | University of Minnesota - Crookston | Crookston, MN |
Agricultural Production by Region
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Majors Related to Agricultural Production
One of 16 majors within the area of study, agricultural production has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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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