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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 409 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture 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 agriculture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 16 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

$6,673 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northwest is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Missouri State University are $6,673, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agriculture at Northwest

#3

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Agriculture Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $0-$30k)

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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