2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 823 people earned their degree in agricultural public services, making the major the 251st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agricultural public services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,100 and had an average of $18,733 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 agricultural public services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural public services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural public services 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 public services 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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The agricultural public services 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 Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate”.

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Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree agricultural public services students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Public Services

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Agricultural Public Services Doctor’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 Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read more about Agricultural Public Services at Texas Tech University

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 6 doctorate’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Public Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. 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.

Full Purdue Agricultural Public Services Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NC State Agricultural Public Services Report

#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#4 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agricultural public services degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Agricultural Public Services Report

#4

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Doctorate.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Agricultural Public Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Public Services at Penn State University Park

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bob Nichols.

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