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

4 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics and business 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 and business 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

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#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 Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 8 masters’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s 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 masters’s agricultural business degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s 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 masters’s agricultural business degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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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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