2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Dairy Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Dairy Science is the 773rd most popular major in the country with 255 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 35 dairy science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 dairy science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dairy science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dairy science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The dairy science 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 Dairy Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree dairy science students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Dairy Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dairy science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Dairy Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State Dairy Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dairy Science

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 Billy Hathorn.

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