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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value AE Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 AE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agricultural Engineering is the 330th most popular major in the country with 1,564 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 584 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 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 AE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 73 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Agricultural Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW - Madison Agricultural Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Agricultural Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State

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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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