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2026 Highest Paid Agricultural Mechanization Grads in the Southeast Region

[Agricultural Mechanization](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-mechanization/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where agricultural mechanization graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Agricultural Mechanization Grads in the Southeast Region

2026 Highest Paid Agricultural Mechanization Grads in the Southeast Region

If you want to know which schools send agricultural mechanization graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Agricultural Mechanization Graduates

1

North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Raleigh, NC

$65,819 Average Early-Career Salary

Our analysis ranked North Carolina State University At Raleigh the top school for agricultural mechanization graduate earnings in the Southeast Region. North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public school located in the city of Raleigh. Agricultural Mechanization graduates of North Carolina State University At Raleigh earn a median of about $65,819 a year early in their careers.

2

Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS

$49,040 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Northwest Mississippi Community College earned it the #2 place for agricultural mechanization. Set in the town of Senatobia, Northwest Mississippi Community College is a public institution. Agricultural Mechanization graduates of Northwest Mississippi Community College earn a median of about $49,040 a year early in their careers.

3

South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA

$43,446 Average Early-Career Salary

South Georgia Technical College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in agricultural mechanization, landing the #3 spot this year. South Georgia Technical College is a public school located in the town of Americus. Early-career agricultural mechanization graduates from South Georgia Technical College make a median of around $43,446 per year.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their agricultural mechanization graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.