2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, agriculture and agriculture operations was ranked 7th in North Dakota. In fact, 370 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Dakota 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Agriculture
Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Dakota. Located in the small city of Bismarck, BSC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BSC are $4,926 a year.
BSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Dakota State College of Science is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the town of Wahpeton.
North Dakota State College of Science undergraduate students pay an average of $5,646 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
North Dakota State College of Science also took the #3 spot in our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,085 |
| Minnesota | 657 |
| Iowa | 1,469 |
| South Dakota | 595 |
| Missouri | 1,091 |
| Nebraska | 847 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 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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