2026 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Louisiana
[Agriculture](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/general-agriculture/agriculture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for agriculture students.
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2026 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Louisiana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agriculture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Agriculture Schools
Leading the list is Mcneese State University, our #1 best value for agriculture in Louisiana. Mcneese State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles. In-state tuition and fees average $8,489, while out-of-state students pay about $9,989. Students borrow a median of $19,500 to complete the agriculture program here. Early-career agriculture graduates make about $37,887. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Mcneese State University admits about 78% of applicants.
Southern University And A And M College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in agriculture, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University And A And M College is a moderately-sized public institution. Students from in state pay about $9,922 in tuition and fees, compared with $17,272 for out-of-state students. Agriculture graduates carry a median of $28,250 in student loans. Soon after graduation, agriculture degree recipients from Southern University And A And M College generally make around $30,865. Set against $28,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Southern University And A And M College admits about 35% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
