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2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$24,797 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,890 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Economics & Business School for You

Agricultural Economics & Business is the #191 most popular major in the country with 410 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for agricultural business 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 Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agricultural business majors pursuing a .

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Agricultural Economics

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for agricultural economics and business students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$26,491 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.

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Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics and business schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 10
Iowa 1
Kansas 46
Nebraska 6
North Dakota 6

Agricultural Economics & Business is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Agricultural Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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