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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,192 people earned their degree in agronomy and crop science, making the major the 393rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 427 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agronomy and crop science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agronomy and crop science 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 agronomy and crop science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 24 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science 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 Iowa State are $25,948.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 24 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 19 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science 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 North Dakota State University are $11,589.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 11 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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