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2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,192 people earned their degree in agronomy and crop science, making the major the 393rd most popular in the United States.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in agronomy and crop science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agronomy and crop science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agronomy and crop science 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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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s 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 Doctor’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 Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#5 in overall quality

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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 14 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’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 are $25,948.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’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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