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2023 Best Value Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$21,441 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #21 most popular major in the country with 7,531 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for agriculture and agriculture operations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Agriculture

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . 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.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at South Dakota State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

UNL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

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

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Kansas State University

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 307
Missouri 192
Minnesota 180
Iowa 269
North Dakota 40
Nebraska 108
South Dakota 54

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

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 6 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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