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2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$11,693 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,711 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Agriculture

Our 2023 rankings named Southwest Wisconsin Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

Southwest Tech 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.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

The excellent associate degree programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Great Lakes Region . CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CVTC also is in the top 5% of our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Chippewa Valley Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.

FVTC also made our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Fox Valley Technical College Report

#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

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 fairly large student population.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Ivy Tech Community College

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern Ohio landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Lima.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northwestern Ohio are $11,619 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Northwestern Ohio also is in the top 20% of our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cincinnati State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

#7

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

With a ranking of #7, Owens Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Owens State Community College are $9,782 a year.

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Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a fairly small public school located in the town of Wooster.

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $31,689 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

With a ranking of #9, Lake Land College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $13,906 per year.

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Best 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

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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