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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value AE Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 266 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 16 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering 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.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State University

#3 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 AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 13 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’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.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Agricultural Engineering Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k list, K -State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full K -State Agricultural Engineering Report

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at South Dakota State University

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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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