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2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
378 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,141 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 478 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 378 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 124 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $12,685 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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 97%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at UF

#2

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alcorn State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Alcorn State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,269 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Alcorn State University.

Full Alcorn State Agricultural Economics Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 32 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Georgia.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UGA Agricultural Economics Report

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,189 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend WVU.

Full WVU Agricultural Economics Report

#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mississippi State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $19,558 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 42 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $20,337 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at UK

#7

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson University is $22,937 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Clemson University Agricultural Economics Report

#8

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Auburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $26,518 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at Auburn University

#9

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

Fort Valley State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. Fort Valley, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag economics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Fort Valley State University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fort Valley State University is $18,624 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Fort Valley State University Agricultural Economics Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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