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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,645 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,998 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #18 most popular major in Missouri with 1,091 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. 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 Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value programs for agriculture and agriculture operations 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture

$8,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Missouri State University the best value school in Missouri for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwest are $8,852 a year. After completing their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from Northwest carry an average student debtload of $19,871. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $145.

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$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at Mizzou take out an average of $16,801 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $452, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality for agriculture and agriculture operations in Missouri.

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$8,715 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,715 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at Southeast Missouri State University take out an average of $15,809 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO
$8,370 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Missouri list. LU Missouri is a small public school located in the small city of Jefferson City.

LU Missouri undergraduate students pay an average of $8,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at Missouri State take out an average of $19,754 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCM are $9,078 per year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at UCM take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$26,730 Average Tuition & Fees

William Woods University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at William Woods are $26,730 a year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at William Woods take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,085
Minnesota 657
Iowa 1,469
South Dakota 595
Nebraska 847
North Dakota 370

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 7 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.

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