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2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agricultural Production is the 177th most popular major in the country with 3,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,100 and had an average of $16,942 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 113 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural production programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural production program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $0-$30k)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 masters’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production 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.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at UW - Madison

#6 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 Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Agricultural Production Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s agricultural production students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State Agricultural Production Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #0 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Texas A&M University - College Station

#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agricultural production degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mississippi State University Agricultural Production Report

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 23 masters’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Auburn

#5 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s agricultural production students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production 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 and Agricultural & Mechanical College Agricultural Production Report

#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

University of Arkansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 6 masters’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at University of Arkansas

#9

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agricultural production degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Middle Tennessee State University

#10

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

Kentucky State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kentucky State University is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

KY State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kentucky State University are $12,650.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Kentucky State University

#11

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Sam Houston State University

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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