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2023 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Public Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

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Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agricultural Public Services is the 250th most popular major in the country with 845 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agricultural public services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,132 and had an average of $18,854 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 209 agricultural public services graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,639 and $18,928 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural public services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural public services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Public Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

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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 2023 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 24 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State also made our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $14,424 for southeast region agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 Public Services at NC State

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 45 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $15,037 for Southeast Region Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $48-$75k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full University of Georgia Agricultural Public Services Report

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s agricultural public services degrees to qualified students.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,256 for Southeast Region Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Agricultural Public Services at UARK

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agricultural public services degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $16,708 for southeast region agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UK Agricultural Public Services Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tifton, Georgia, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s agricultural public services students in 2020-2021.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $9,086 for southeast region agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 21 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,623 for southeast region agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Louisiana State University.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Agricultural Public Services at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 42 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UT Knoxville is $22,476 for southeast region agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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 89%.

Read more about Agricultural Public Services at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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