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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
764 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Great Lakes region, there were 8,378 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,108 and $17,531 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 764 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture and agriculture operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture and agriculture operations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 128 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 97 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 194 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 199 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 140 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

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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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