2026 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in South Dakota
[Agricultural Production](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-production/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. 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 South Dakota
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agricultural production, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools
Our analysis ranked Mitchell Technical Institute the best value for a degree in agricultural production in South Dakota. Set in the town of Mitchell, Mitchell Technical Institute is a small public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,524. Agricultural Production graduates carry a median of $12,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, agricultural production degree recipients from Mitchell Technical Institute generally make around $40,871. That is a strong return on a $12,000 median debt.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 2 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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