by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Agricultural Economics & Business is the 101st most popular major in the country with 8,098 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,304 and had an average of $18,874 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,558 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,700 and $20,812 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,111 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics and business. That schools that top this list have a program in agricultural economics and business in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region. ABAC Tifton is a small public school situated in Tifton, Georgia. It awarded 47 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 71 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region. Magnolia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mount Olive. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. 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 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Monticello, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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Arkansas Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 50 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Tuskegee University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Tuskegee University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
Full Tuskegee University Agricultural Economics & Business Report
University of Arkansas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 95 bachelors’s agricultural business 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #10, Fort Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Valley, Georgia, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, South Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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North Carolina State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees 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 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%.
Mississippi State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Clemson University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
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Louisiana Tech University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Virginia University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Florida landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 University of Florida Agricultural Economics & Business Report
University of Kentucky came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 53 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 & Business at University of Kentucky
Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, 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 92%.
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Florida Southern College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
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 more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Florida Southern
University of Georgia landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 66 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Georgia
Brescia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Owensboro, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Brescia University Agricultural Economics & Business Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 30 students 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.
Middle Tennessee State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
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