2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 51,300 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Illinois, there were 2,901 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,040 and $17,274 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 163 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture and agriculture operations programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 106 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Full UIUC Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 18 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#3

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

$11,069 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

Illinois State also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Illinois State University

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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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