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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$7,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,610 people earned their degree in agricultural production, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,100 and had an average of $16,942 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 903 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,125 and $19,184 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 221 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural production programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural production program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 52 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $7,285 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Full NC State Agricultural Production Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 55 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $11,138 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Virginia Tech

#3

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wayne Community College is a public institution located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne Community College also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Wayne Community College is $2,021 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Wayne Community College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #4 spot on the list. ABAC Tifton is located in Tifton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

ABAC Tifton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ABAC Tifton is $4,838 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at ABAC Tifton

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Mississippi Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northwest Mississippi Community College is a medium-sized school located in Senatobia, Mississippi that handed out 2 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

NWCC also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $5,067 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NWCC.

Read more about Agricultural Production at NWCC

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

Western Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,714 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Agricultural Production at WKU

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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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