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2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

26 Ranked Colleges
1,110 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,110 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 26 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southeast Region

#11 in overall quality

Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 70 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Martin, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin is $10,955 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

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#14 in overall quality

Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tifton, Georgia, this small public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, ABAC Tifton has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $6,933 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

Full Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#3

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi

Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alcorn State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

Alcorn State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alcorn State is $14,836 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students per year to attend A-State.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 124 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,270 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students per year to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus.

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#7

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.

Full Louisiana Tech University Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#8

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 104 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Carolina State University Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#9

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

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%. 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 University of Georgia Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 85 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#11

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Arkansas Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 48 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ATU, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,772 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students per year to attend ATU.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Florida A&M University also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $15,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students per year to attend Florida A&M University.

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

Full Florida A&M University Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#13

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students per year to attend Mississippi State University.

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

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Mississippi State University

#14

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#15

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, North Carolina

University of Mount Olive landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Mount Olive, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UMO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMO is $16,437 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

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#16

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia

Fort Valley State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. 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 agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Fort Valley State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Fort Valley State University is $13,650 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a small public school situated in Monticello, Arkansas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UAM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UAM is $12,136 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

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#18

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business 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 agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students per year to attend WVU.

Full WVU Agricultural Economics & Business Report

University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. ULM is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, ULM has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe is $10,453 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

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#20

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 47 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, Auburn has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Auburn University Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#8 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Louisiana State University Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#22

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

With a ranking of #22, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 19 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#12 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 17 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #12 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 89%.

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#24

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UK is $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

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 full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Kentucky

#25

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 94%.

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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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  • 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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