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2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$24,746 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Agricultural Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Agricultural Economics

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for agricultural economics and business students working on their master’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great value for agricultural economics and business students working on their master’s degree. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agricultural economics and business schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Agricultural Economics & Business at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics and business schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 100
Utah 51
Idaho 51
Montana 30
Wyoming 113

One of 16 majors within the area of study, agricultural economics and business has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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