2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree School for You
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #21 most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for agriculture and agriculture operations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Agriculture
Our analysis found Southwest Wisconsin Technical College to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southwest Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.
CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.
FVTC also took the #5 spot in our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern Ohio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Lima.
University of Northwestern Ohio undergraduate students pay an average of $11,619 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Northwestern Ohio is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,090 a year.
Cincinnati State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Owens Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Perrysburg.
Owens State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,782 in tuition and fees each year.
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Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Wooster.
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $31,689 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lake Land College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lake Land College are $13,906 a year.
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Request InformationBest Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State
Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 932 |
| Michigan | 673 |
| Ohio | 1,445 |
| Illinois | 1,803 |
| Wisconsin | 1,081 |
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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Related Majors for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Plant Sciences | 3,175 |
| Agricultural Production | 3,066 |
| Food Science Technology | 2,532 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 1,280 |
| Animal Services | 990 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 845 |
| Other Agriculture | 602 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | 527 |
| Soil Sciences | 406 |
| Food Processing | 237 |
| International Agriculture | 122 |
| Veterinary Administrative Services | 118 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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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