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2023 Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$18,883 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,788 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, agriculture and agriculture operations was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 49,899 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Chadron State College the best value school in the Plains States Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.

Chadron State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,206 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Chadron State College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Crookston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public college with a small student population.

UMN Crookston undergraduate students pay an average of $12,514 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 a year.

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#6

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.

DSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,919 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

Truman State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,410 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Truman State University Report

University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNK are $15,320 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Iowa State University Report

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,085
Minnesota 657
Iowa 1,469
South Dakota 595
Missouri 1,091
Nebraska 847
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 21 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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