by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Agricultural Public Services is the 250th most popular major in the country with 845 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agricultural public services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,132 and had an average of $18,854 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 209 agricultural public services graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,639 and $18,928 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural public services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agricultural public services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tifton, Georgia, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s agricultural public services students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region list. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 45 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 42 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Agricultural Public Services at UT Knoxville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 45 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full University of Georgia Agricultural Public Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified ’s agricultural public services students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s agricultural public services degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 24 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Mount Olive ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 1 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
