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2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$4,142 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,711 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, agriculture and agriculture operations students earned 847 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nebraska to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for agriculture and agriculture operations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Agriculture

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Community College are $3,192 a year.

Southeast Community College also made our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $3,750 per year.

Northeast also took the #3 spot in our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Northeast Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in Nebraska. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a small public school located in the remote area of Curtis.

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture undergraduate students pay an average of $5,483 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,085
Minnesota 657
Iowa 1,469
South Dakota 595
Missouri 1,091
North Dakota 370

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 3 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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