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2023 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Production in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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732 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Agricultural Production is the 190th most popular major in the country with 3,066 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,367 and had an average of $16,973 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 732 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,198 and $18,063 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Production in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 47 ’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,411 for Southeast Region Agricultural Production students with aid per year to attend NC State.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Production at North Carolina State University

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agricultural production degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State University is $16,122 for southeast region agricultural production students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Mississippi State

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 30 ’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,301 for southeast region agricultural production students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Tech Agricultural Production Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 75 ’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $18,203 for Southeast Region Agricultural Production students with aid.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 86%.

Read more about Agricultural Production at University of Kentucky

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 ’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.

UARK also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,507 for Southeast Region Agricultural Production students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Arkansas Agricultural Production Report

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 11 ’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region agricultural production students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $17,811 for southeast region agricultural production students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Louisiana State University

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 30 ’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $24,018 for Southeast Region Agricultural Production students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Auburn

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,752 for southeast region agricultural production students with aid.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Middle Tennessee State University

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 33 ’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region agricultural production students with aid list, Clemson has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,262 for southeast region agricultural production students with aid per year to attend Clemson.

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 undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 full report on Agricultural Production at Clemson University

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agricultural production degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $12,522 for southeast region agricultural production students with aid.

Full Western Kentucky University Agricultural Production Report

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

With a ranking of #11, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 25 ’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.

Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $13,763 for southeast region agricultural production students with aid.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Eastern

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