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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,931 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,825 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

With 123 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, agriculture and agriculture operations is the #18 most popular major in Kentucky.

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 Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky 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.

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 Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture

$9,252 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Murray State University to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year.

UK also made our Best Agriculture Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #4.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Kentucky Report

Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 143
Florida 472
Virginia 206
Tennessee 342
North Carolina 239
Georgia 293
West Virginia 29
Louisiana 130
South Carolina 43
Arkansas 104
Alabama 295

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 2 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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