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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value AE Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,564 people earned their degree in agricultural engineering, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agricultural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,175 and had an average of $22,449 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 266 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,750 and $23,226 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural engineering 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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Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 13 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNL has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNL Agricultural Engineering Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Agricultural Engineering Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 AE degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 1 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at South Dakota 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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