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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,791 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,459 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #22 most popular major in Minnesota with 657 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Agriculture Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Minnesota 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in Minnesota

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

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN
$5,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ridgewater College to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year. While working on their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Ridgewater College accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

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$12,514 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the distant town of Crookston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Crookston are $12,514 per year. While working on their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations majors at UMN Crookston accumulate an average of around $19,771 in student debt.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Minnesota - Crookston

$9,482 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

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

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Southwest Minnesota State University Report

$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year. On average, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $19,616 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $260, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Agriculture Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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
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

Majors Similar to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

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 4 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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