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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue AE Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue AE Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Illinois, there were 127 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,900 and $19,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural engineering programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The ae school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue AE Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue AE Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree ae students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue AE Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s AE degrees to qualified students.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’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.

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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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