2026 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in North Dakota
[Agricultural Production](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-production/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong agricultural production education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for agricultural production students.
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2026 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in North Dakota
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agricultural production, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools
Leading the list is North Dakota State University Main Campus, our #1 best value for agricultural production in North Dakota. Set in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University Main Campus is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $10,910 in tuition and fees, compared with $15,564 for out-of-state students. Agricultural Production graduates carry a median of $23,250 in student loans. Soon after graduation, agricultural production degree recipients from North Dakota State University Main Campus generally make around $62,869. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. The acceptance rate is 95%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools 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).
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