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2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
638 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Plains States region, there were 7,202 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,870 and $18,157 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 638 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region” 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Plains States Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’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.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#2 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 #2 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full South Dakota State University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’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.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 170 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’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 University are $25,948.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Iowa State

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 156 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Kansas State University

#6

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 117 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at UMN Twin Cities

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 139 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Mizzou

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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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