by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 418 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 19 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Agriculture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture at Northwest Missouri State University
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