2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production Operations (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Production Operations is the 550th most popular major in the country with 900 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 205 agricultural production operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 93 agricultural production operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural production operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural production operations 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 production operations 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 Vallue Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production Operations (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$21,198 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 55 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Virginia Tech Agricultural Production Operations Report

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$11,962 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Agricultural Production Ops Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 associates’s agricultural production ops degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Agricultural Production Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,962 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production ops students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend WKU.

Read full report on Agricultural Production Operations at WKU

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production Operations (Income Over $110k)

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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