2023 Best Value Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 49,899 people earned a degree or certificate in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the #21 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for agriculture and agriculture operations 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the United States. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 10% of our Best Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture 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 very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cornell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Iowa State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8,646 |
| Animal Science | 8,294 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 8,098 |
| General Agriculture | 3,370 |
| Horticulture | 3,234 |
| Plant Sciences | 3,175 |
| Agricultural Production | 3,066 |
| Food Science Technology | 2,532 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 1,280 |
| Animal Services | 990 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 845 |
| Other Agriculture | 602 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | 527 |
| Soil Sciences | 406 |
| Food Processing | 237 |
| International Agriculture | 122 |
| Veterinary Administrative Services | 118 |
Majors Similar to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
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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