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2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$25,540 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,623 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Economics & Business 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.

The Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Agricultural Economics

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for agricultural economics and business students. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year. Agricultural Business majors at UW take out an average of $16,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year. After completing their degree, agricultural business graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $12,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year. The average amount in student loans that agricultural business majors at Colorado State take out is $20,250.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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$28,264 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural economics and business schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, agricultural business graduates from MSU Bozeman carry an average student debtload of $17,250.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agricultural economics and business students. It came in at #6 on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year. On average, agricultural business graduates from U of I take out $18,297 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics and business colleges 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 6 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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