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2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,584 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agriculture majors pursuing a .

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in General Agriculture

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN
$5,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ridgewater College to be the best value school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. 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.

Full General Agriculture at Ridgewater College Report

$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per 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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Best Value General Agriculture Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 133
Kansas 56
Iowa 28
Nebraska 56
North Dakota 33
South Dakota 75

One of 16 majors within the area of study, general agriculture 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
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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