2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Master’s in the Southeast Region” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural production program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 14 masters’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Mississippi State

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,478 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Auburn University

#3

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky

#5 in overall quality

$12,650 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Frankfort, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agricultural production degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KY State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KY State are $12,650.

Full Kentucky State University Agricultural Production Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 6 masters’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at UARK

#5

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Louisiana State 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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