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2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agronomy & Crop Science is the 393rd most popular major in the country with 1,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 427 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agronomy and crop science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agronomy and crop science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agronomy and crop science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The agronomy and crop 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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 19 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

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#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 11 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743.

Full South Dakota State University Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $0-$30k list, K -State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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