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

2 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Illinois 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 Illinois, there were 294 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural economics programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree ag economics students whose families make $30-$48k list, UIUC has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Agricultural Economics Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 12 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Agricultural Economics Report

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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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  • *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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