2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business
78
Colleges
5,415,716
Bachelor's Degrees
$22,048
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business School for You
Agricultural Economics & Business is the #81 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business ranking looked at 78 colleges that offer a bachelor's in agricultural business. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those agricultural business schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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2024 Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for agricultural business majors.
Top 10 Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Schools
Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Idaho as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average student at BYU - I graduates in less than 5.0 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $7,343. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from BYU - I be around $36,421. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Dakota State University - Main Campus. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo. North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
At North Dakota State University, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $21,672. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University is $97,307. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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South Dakota State University earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at South Dakota State is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $20,337. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State is about $89,483. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Platteville as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
At UW - Platteville, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $20,526. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UW - Platteville is $97,293. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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California State University - Fresno landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value agricultural economics & business schools. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.
At Fresno State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 5.0 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $20,580. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Fresno State is about $101,871. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Iowa State University. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Iowa State did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools list.
The average student at Iowa State graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $26,185. This means that the average student pays around $115,476 to get a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Full Agricultural Economics & Business at Iowa State University Report
Purdue University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population. Purdue also took the #3 spot in our Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools rankings.
The average student at Purdue graduates in less than 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,080. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Purdue be around $121,867. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Full Agricultural Economics & Business at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
Our rankings recognize Oklahoma State University - Main Campus as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. OSU also claimed a spot on our Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
At OSU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $27,008. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from OSU is about $119,645. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize Texas Tech University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
It takes the average student at Texas Tech about 4.5 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $27,874. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech is about $125,154. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Full Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas Tech University Report
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez earned the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Mayaguez, UPR Mayaguez is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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