2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Doctor's Degree School for You
Agricultural Economics & Business is the #105 most popular major in the country with 8,098 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Agricultural Economics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for agricultural business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the United States for agricultural economics and business students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 15% of our Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great value for agricultural economics and business students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
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University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agricultural economics and business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
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University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agricultural economics and business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree agricultural economics and business programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.
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Majors Related to Agricultural Business
Agricultural Economics & Business is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Agricultural Business
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8,646 |
| Animal Science | 8,294 |
| General Agriculture | 3,370 |
| Horticulture | 3,234 |
| Plant Sciences | 3,175 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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