2022 Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s

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 “Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 164 people earned their degree in international agriculture, making the major the 329th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, international agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,400 and had an average of $18,123 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 international agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international agriculture programs, but they also 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 international agriculture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Agriculture

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#4 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international ag degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best International Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Agriculture at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s international ag students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University International Agriculture Report

#3

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,467 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 24 masters’s international ag degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best International Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about International Agriculture at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#4

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 17 masters’s international ag degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best International Agriculture Master’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 University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Read more about International Agriculture at University of California - Davis

#5

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#5 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value International Ag Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 1 masters’s international ag degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best International Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about International Agriculture at USU

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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