2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree ag economics students list, UGA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 8 doctorate’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

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#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#4 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at UK

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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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