2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Agribusiness Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,122 people earned their degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, making the major the 228th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Master’s.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 24 masters’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Full UGA Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 9 masters’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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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