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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
203 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate 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. 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 Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agricultural Economics & Business is the 94th most popular major in the country with 8,504 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,058 and had an average of $17,639 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,596 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,043 and $20,645 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 203 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics and business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics and business programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics and business program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree agricultural business students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 56 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students with aid.

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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at North Carolina State University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. CF is located in Ocala, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

CF also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend CF is $6,548 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students with aid.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at College of Central Florida

#3

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Goldsboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural business degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wayne Community College is $2,315 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students with aid.

Full Wayne Community College Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Senatobia, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NWCC is $6,009 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students with aid.

Full NWCC Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public institution located in Monticello, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,136 for southeast region associate degree agricultural business students with aid per year to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Arkansas at Monticello

#4 in overall quality

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,270 for southeast region associate degree agricultural business students with aid per year to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

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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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