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2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Production is the 177th most popular major in the country with 3,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural production. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural production programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 52 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,887 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agricultural Production at NC State

#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 $30-$48k. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 55 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,010 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Full Virginia Tech Agricultural Production Report

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wayne Community College is a small public school situated in Goldsboro, North Carolina. It awarded 9 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne Community College is $2,979 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Wayne Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. ABAC Tifton is a small public school situated in Tifton, Georgia. It awarded 1 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,563 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Full ABAC Tifton Agricultural Production Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Mississippi Community College is $5,424 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Northwest Mississippi Community College Agricultural Production Report

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

WKU also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $14,790 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Western Kentucky University

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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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