2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 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.
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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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. 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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Agriculture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at BYU - I take out an average of $19,825 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at UW take out is $18,220.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year. While working on their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations majors at USU accumulate an average of around $17,216 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.
MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at MSU Bozeman take out is $20,445.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Colorado State take out is $22,517. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $656, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Agriculture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. It came in at #7 on the list. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at U of I take out an average of $22,668 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 894 |
| Utah | 424 |
| Montana | 184 |
| Idaho | 324 |
| Wyoming | 344 |
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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 7 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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