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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,912 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 300th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 413 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agricultural economics.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region

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

Top 13 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Southeast Region

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 20 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at UARK

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

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 Economics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ag economics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Agricultural Economics Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at UF

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Virginia Tech

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 3 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 3 masters’s ag economics 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 more about Agricultural Economics at Auburn University

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at UK

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

With a ranking of #9, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad 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%.

Full North Carolina State University Agricultural Economics Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

With a ranking of #9, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 7 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ag economics degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Clemson

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at West Virginia University

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Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama

With a ranking of #9, Tuskegee University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Tuskegee University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tuskegee, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at Tuskegee University

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