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2022 Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

4 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 the Plains States region, there were 195 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 8 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree ag economics students whose families make more than $110k list, K -State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at K -State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Dakota State University Agricultural Economics Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ag economics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at UNL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree ag economics students whose families make more than $110k list, Mizzou has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mizzou Agricultural Economics Report

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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%.

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  • *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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