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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
203 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate 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 Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” 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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics and business. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics and business programs and 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 and business program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

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

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

#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 #1 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Ocala, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural business degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree agricultural business students list, CF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,548 for southeast region associate degree agricultural business students per year to attend CF.

Full College of Central Florida 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 #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. UAM is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,136 for southeast region associate degree agricultural business students per year to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is located in Magnolia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,270 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students per year to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

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#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 56 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full NC State Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. NWCC is a public institution located in Senatobia, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree agricultural business students list, NWCC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NWCC is $6,009 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Business students.

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#6

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Wayne Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

Wayne Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,315 for southeast region associate degree agricultural business students per year to attend Wayne Community College.

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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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