2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Plains States region, there were 195 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree ag economics students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ag economics degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at K -State

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Agricultural Economics Report

#3

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at UNL

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (With Aid)

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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