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2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$23,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,633 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for agricultural business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agricultural business majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for agricultural economics and business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Agricultural Economics & Business at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a great value for agricultural economics and business students working on their master’s degree. UPR Mayaguez is a large public school located in the small city of Mayaguez.

UPR Mayaguez graduate students pay an average of $3,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agricultural economics and business schools in the United States. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools list.

Full Agricultural Economics & Business at Cornell University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools list.

Full Agricultural Economics & Business at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college 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.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools list.

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The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree agricultural economics and business programs. Located in the town of Martin, UT Martin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UT Martin graduate students pay an average of $16,838 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Agricultural Economics & Business at The University of Tennessee - Martin Report

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agricultural economics and business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas A&M University - College Station

#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree agricultural economics and business programs. Purdue is a fairly 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Iowa State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Iowa State University

Agricultural Economics & Business by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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