2024 Best Agricultural Production Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Agricultural Productionmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #230 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Agricultural Production Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 50 master's degrees in agricultural production to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Production School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of agricultural production for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality agricultural production program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agricultural production students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agricultural production students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt agricultural production students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural production related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agricultural production students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Agricultural Production Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agricultural Production Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Agricultural Production in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in agricultural production.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Agricultural Production

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

19 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in agricultural production. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the town of Mississippi State.More information about a master’s in agricultural production from Mississippi State University

2

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

10 Annual Graduates

Auburn University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in agricultural production. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in agricultural production from Auburn University

3

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

8 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in agricultural production. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville.More information about a master’s in agricultural production from University of Arkansas

4

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

5 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in agricultural production. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge.More information about a master’s in agricultural production from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

5

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in agricultural production from Middle Tennessee State University

Best Agricultural Production Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural production colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Tennessee	166	5
Alabama	151	10
Kentucky	147	1
Louisiana	147	5
South Carolina	146	0
Mississippi	145	19
Arkansas	121	10

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Agricultural Production Related Rankings by Major

One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Agricultural Production has other similar majors worth exploring.

Agricultural Production Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture	24
Aquaculture	13
Agricultural Production Operations	8
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science & Management	5

Majors Similar to Agricultural Production

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences	202
Animal Science	122
General Agriculture	97
Agricultural Economics & Business	97
Other Agriculture	87
Food Science Technology	78
Agricultural Public Services	74
Soil Sciences	25

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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