2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $48-$75k)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 148th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $48-$75k)

#1

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Agriculture at West Texas A&M University

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Agriculture at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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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