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2023 Best Value Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$13,488 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,856 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 49,899 people earned a degree or certificate in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the #21 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for agriculture and agriculture operations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

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

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Ridgewater College the best value school in the United States for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.

Ridgewater College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Ridgewater College Report

#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,683 a year.

Southwest Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their undergraduate certificate. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a fairly small public school located in the remote area of Curtis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are $5,483 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Iowa Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NICC are $6,840 a year.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.

FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Fox Valley Technical College Report

Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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#8

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,072 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Northwestern Ohio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lima, University of Northwestern Ohio is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Northwestern Ohio undergraduate students pay an average of $11,619 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Northwestern Ohio also did well on our Best Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWCC are $5,830 per year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Northwest Mississippi Community College Report

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 22 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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