2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agriculture is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 16 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.

Full UNL Agriculture Report

#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 $30-$48k list. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Missouri State University are $6,673.

Full Northwest Agriculture Report

#3

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042.

Read full report on Agriculture at Missouri State University - Springfield

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $30-$48k)

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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