2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 547 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 39 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Agricultural Economics Report

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ag economics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at UIUC

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State University Agricultural Economics Report

#4

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#5

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at Ohio State

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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%.

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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