2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $75-$110k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $75-$110k)

#1

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full West Texas A&M University Agriculture Report

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Agriculture Report

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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