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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture is the 639th most popular major in the country with 571 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agroecology and sustainable agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agroecology and sustainable agriculture 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 agroecology and sustainable agriculture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 masters’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at UW - Madison

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agroecology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 14 masters’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Mississippi State

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agroecology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana State University Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704.

Full SHSU Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture 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%.

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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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