2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 51,300 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,886 and had an average of $19,085 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 1,900 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,333 and $19,787 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture and agriculture operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The agriculture & agriculture operations 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

$20,662 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. North Carolina A & T State University is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k)

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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