2026 Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools in South Dakota

[Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-production/animal-livestock-husbandry-and-production/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong animal/livestock husbandry & production education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value animal/livestock husbandry & production schools.
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2026 Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools in South Dakota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the animal/livestock husbandry & production degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production Schools
Our analysis ranked Mitchell Technical Institute the best value for a degree in animal/livestock husbandry & production in South Dakota. Set in the town of Mitchell, Mitchell Technical Institute is a small public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $7,524. Animal/livestock Husbandry & Production graduates carry a median of $12,000 in student loans. Early-career animal/livestock husbandry & production graduates make about $40,871. That is a strong return on a $12,000 median debt.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.