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2023 Best Value Agriculture Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

75 Colleges
$17,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,543 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master'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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 a year.

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Out of the 75 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.

Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Illinois State University Report

Out of the 75 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

The excellent master’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the United States. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.

South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mayaguez.

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

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

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

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 a year.

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West Texas A&M University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at West Texas A&M University

#11

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 a year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Sam Houston State University Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Agriculture Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
13 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
13 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
15 Iowa State University Ames, IA

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations by Region

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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