2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Agriculture School for You
In 2020-2021, 18 degrees and certificates were awarded to general agriculture students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #210 most popular major in the state.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for agriculture 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.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in General Agriculture
Our 2023 rankings named Ridgewater College the best value school in Minnesota for general agriculture students. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 a year.
UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best General Agriculture Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 133 |
| Kansas | 56 |
| Iowa | 28 |
| Nebraska | 56 |
| North Dakota | 33 |
| South Dakota | 75 |
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Majors Related to Agriculture
One of 16 majors within the area of study, general agriculture 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 |
| Horticulture | 3,234 |
| Plant Sciences | 3,175 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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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