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

7 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agriculture is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 842 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agriculture 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Southeast Region

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture at Tennessee State University

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agriculture at Virginia Tech

#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina A & T State University is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agriculture at North Carolina A & T State University

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agriculture 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 Western Kentucky University are $18,340.

Read more about Agriculture at WKU

#5

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Alcorn State is a public institution located in Alcorn State, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Alcorn State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alcorn State are $7,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture at Alcorn State University

#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

West Virginia University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

WVU also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.

Read more about Agriculture at WVU

#6 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida A&M University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agriculture 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 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669.

Read full report on Agriculture at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical 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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