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2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 223 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural production 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 Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $9,887 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Agricultural Production at North Carolina State University

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural production students whose families make $30-$48k list, UK has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,872 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Kentucky.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UK Agricultural Production Report

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $13,799 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Mississippi State University Agricultural Production Report

#4

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Eastern is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 37 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $11,641 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Eastern

#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $20,326 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Auburn University

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,413 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Clemson University.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Clemson University Agricultural Production Report

#7

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

University of Mount Olive landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

UMO also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Mount Olive is $14,652 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Mount Olive Agricultural Production Report

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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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