2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $30-$48k) in Kentucky

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,141 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States.

Across Kentucky, there were 52 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky doctor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $30-$48k) in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at University of Kentucky

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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