2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’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 Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 842 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,044 and $23,732 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 665 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general agriculture 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 Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
Top 19 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 138 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students list, UT Martin has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,955 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. McNeese State University is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
McNeese also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for McNeese is $12,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Technological University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students list, Tennessee Tech University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee Technological University is $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Agriculture at Tennessee Technological University
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Warner University landed the #4 spot on the list. Warner University is located in Lake Wales, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Warner University also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Warner University is $16,159 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students list, Morehead State University has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $12,421 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
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Alcorn State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
Alcorn State also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend Alcorn State is $14,836 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 26 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
NC A&T also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for NC A&T is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
With a ranking of #8, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students list, Florida A&M University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida A&M University is $15,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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North Carolina State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 26 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students per year to attend North Carolina State University.
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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Tennessee State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.
Tennessee State University also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee State University is $12,443 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
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Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Agriculture at University of Georgia
Austin Peay State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students list, Austin Peay State University has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Peay State University is $13,692 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
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Kentucky State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. KY State is a public institution located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KY State, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kentucky State University is $7,076 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
Western Kentucky University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
Auburn University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Auburn also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Virginia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia State University is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia State is $16,970 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
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Ferrum College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Ferrum, Virginia, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
Ferrum College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ferrum College is $22,159 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
Berea College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Berea, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
Berea did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Berea College is $5,184 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low 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%.
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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%.
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- 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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