2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture programs and cost less that 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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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree agriculture students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture at UNL

#2

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

$6,673 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the 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.

Northwest also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest are $6,673, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwest Missouri State University Agriculture Report

#3

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$12,042 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #3 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Missouri State Agriculture Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (With Aid)

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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