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2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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 $75-$110k” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The ag economics 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 Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 39 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, Purdue has also earned the #1 rank 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 Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Purdue

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4 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 #3 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ag economics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, SIUC has also earned the #4 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Agricultural Economics Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State Agricultural Economics Report

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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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