2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (With Aid)

#1

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #1 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full West Texas A&M University General Agriculture Report

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 8 doctorate’s agriculture degrees 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Agriculture at UT 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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