2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 409 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,180 and $19,810 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 general 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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and 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 general agriculture program at the school. 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 $75-$110k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

$6,673 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k list, Northwest has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Missouri State University are $6,673, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwest General Agriculture Report

#2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,417 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Agriculture at UNL

#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 Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 11 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k list, Missouri State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Missouri State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $75-$110k)

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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