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2023 Best Value Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$24,669 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 7,531 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate 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 large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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

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Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their graduate certificate. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

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

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Angelo State University Report

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 Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 5% of our Best Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

With a ranking of #6, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. 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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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, K -State also did well on our Best Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cal Poly Pomona graduate students pay an average of $18,377 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

North Carolina State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate agriculture and agriculture operations programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at North Carolina State University

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations by Region

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

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179
Agricultural Production 163
Soil Sciences 158
Other Agriculture 104
International Agriculture 46
Horticulture 15
Animal Services 8
Food Processing 2

Majors Similar to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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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