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2026 Best Value Agricultural Business & Management Schools in the The Plains States Region

[Agricultural Business & Management](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-economics-business/agricultural-business-and-management-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for agricultural business & management students.

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• Best Value Agricultural Business & Management Schools in the The Plains States Region

2026 Best Value Agricultural Business & Management Schools in the The Plains States Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural business & management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Agricultural Business & Management Schools

1

University Of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

$10,050 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,542 Avg Student Debt

$49,560 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is University Of Central Missouri, our #1 best value for agricultural business & management in the The Plains States Region. University Of Central Missouri is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,050, compared with $18,600 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $23,542 to complete the agricultural business & management program here. Agricultural Business & Management graduates of University Of Central Missouri earn a median of $38,998 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 64%.

2

University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

$17,214 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$69,020 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in agricultural business & management will find it at University Of Minnesota Twin Cities, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $17,214, with out-of-state students paying around $38,362. Typical student debt for agricultural business & management graduates is $21,500. Early-career agricultural business & management graduates make about $53,160. That is a strong return on a $21,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 80%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.