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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture

5 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 571 people earned their degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture, making the major the 639th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agroecology and sustainable agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agroecology and sustainable agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree agroecology students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 masters’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agroecology degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree agroecology students list, Mississippi State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Mississippi State University

#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s agroecology students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Sam Houston State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Master’s list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree agroecology students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture 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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