2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Agroecology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree agroecology students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture (With Aid)

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Mississippi State University

#3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SIUC Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#4

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Louisiana State University

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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