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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural production. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural production programs, but they also 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 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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The agricultural production school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students with aid.

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

Full North Carolina State University Agricultural Production Report

#2

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wayne Community College is $2,315 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students with aid.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Wayne Community College

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Virginia Tech

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tifton, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural production degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ABAC Tifton, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,933 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students with aid per year to attend ABAC Tifton.

Full Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 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 Getting Aid. Senatobia, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural production degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NWCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,009 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students with aid per year to attend NWCC.

Read full report on 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 Getting Aid list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 5 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students with aid.

Read more about 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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