2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

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 Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,141 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 12 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $48-$75k)

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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