2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) in Alabama

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 & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Alabama, there were 660 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,025 and $24,197 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture and agriculture operations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) in Alabama

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 73 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#2

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

$21,574 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k list. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

AAMU also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at AAMU are $21,574, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Alabama A & M University

#3

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$23,398 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tuskegee University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tuskegee University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

Tuskegee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tuskegee University are $23,398, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Tuskegee

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k)

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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