2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Agriculture School for You
General Agriculture is the #200 most popular major in the country with 353 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for agriculture 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.
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2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agriculture majors pursuing a .
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Agriculture
Our analysis found Northwest Missouri State University to be the best value school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . 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.
Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on General Agriculture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for general agriculture students. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.
Full General Agriculture at Missouri State University - Springfield Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln University landed the # 4 spot on the list. LU Missouri is a small public school located in the small city of Jefferson City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LU Missouri are $15,360 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Read full report on General Agriculture at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Best General Agriculture Colleges by State
Explore the best general agriculture colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 10 |
Minnesota | 12 |
Nebraska | 19 |
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Majors Related to Agriculture
General Agriculture is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Plant Sciences | 912 |
Food Science Technology | 692 |
Animal Science | 596 |
Agricultural Economics & Business | 410 |
Agricultural Public Services | 179 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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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