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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
154 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 51,300 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,886 and had an average of $19,085 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,720 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,213 and $17,916 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 154 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture and agriculture operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture and agriculture operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 5 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 75 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 12 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#5 in overall quality

Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 7 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $30-$48k list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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