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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Economics is the 268th most popular major in the country with 2,141 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 547 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree ag economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at UIUC

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ag economics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ag economics students whose families make $30-$48k list, Michigan State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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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%.

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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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