2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Bachelor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Agricultural Production Bachelor's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Agricultural Production Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for agricultural production students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the United States for agricultural production students working on their bachelor’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.
South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agricultural production schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public college with a small student population.
UMN Crookston undergraduate students pay an average of $12,514 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Crookston also did well on our Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agricultural production schools in the United States. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year. Agricultural Production majors at Purdue take out an average of $15,954 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agricultural production schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year. Agricultural Production majors at UW take out an average of $24,058 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Eastern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern are $20,024 a year. Agricultural Production majors at Eastern take out an average of $20,203 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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With a ranking of #7, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agricultural production students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that agricultural production majors at Wazzu take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,612.
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With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agricultural production students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mississippi State are $24,900 a year.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agricultural production students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Auburn University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.
Auburn also claimed a spot on our Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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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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