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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural economics and business programs, but they also 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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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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree agricultural business students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agricultural business degrees to 21 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. 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

#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 8 masters’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 8 masters’s agricultural business degrees 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.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at UNL

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 6 masters’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #0 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business 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 University of Missouri - Columbia Agricultural Economics & Business 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%.

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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