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2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
378 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Agricultural Economics is the 268th most popular major in the country with 2,141 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 124 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

UF also took 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 $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Full UF Agricultural Economics Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid 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

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#7 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students with aid per year to attend West Virginia University.

Full West Virginia University Agricultural Economics Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 5 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students with aid per year to attend Mississippi State.

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

#5

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fort Valley, Georgia, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fort Valley State University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,650 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students with aid per year to attend Fort Valley State University.

Full Fort Valley State University Agricultural Economics Report

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 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 is $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid.

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.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Clemson University

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 47 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students with aid per year to attend Auburn University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Auburn University Agricultural Economics Report

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid list, UK has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Kentucky is $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at University of Kentucky

#9

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alcorn State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alcorn State University is $14,836 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students with aid.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at Alcorn State

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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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