2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agricultural Economics & Business is the 94th most popular major in the country with 8,504 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,058 and had an average of $17,639 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,991 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,835 and $15,010 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics and business. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics and business programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural economics and business program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agricultural business degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Doctor’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 University of Missouri - Columbia Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 14 doctorate’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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 & Business at Kansas State University

#3

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 doctorate’s agricultural business degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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 & Business at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business (Income $0-$30k)

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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