2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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” 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
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students.
Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Alcorn State is a small public school situated in Alcorn State, Mississippi. It awarded 8 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students list, Alcorn State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,836 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students per year to attend Alcorn State.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 124 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students per year to attend UF.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s 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 $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students per year to attend University of Georgia.
The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag economics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.
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 per year to attend Fort Valley State University.
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West Virginia University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.
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 per year to attend West Virginia University.
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Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag economics degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.
Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students.
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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and 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 UK is $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Clemson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ag economics students per year to attend Clemson University.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low 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%.
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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%.
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- *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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