by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,894 and had an average of $20,543 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 823 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,401 and $22,644 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 55 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general agriculture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree agriculture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. WVU Potomac State College is located in Keyser, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Agriculture at WVU Potomac State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Warner University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region. Warner University is located in Lake Wales, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Warner University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Arkansas College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region. North Arkansas College is a public institution located in Harrison, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarka College landed the #4 spot on the list. Melbourne, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mount Olive landed the #5 spot on the list. UMO is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Olive, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at University of Mount Olive
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. De Queen, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Batesville, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Coahoma Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Coahoma Community College is a small school located in Clarksdale, Mississippi that handed out 1 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Agriculture at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
With a ranking of #10, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Agriculture Report
North Carolina State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 full report on General Agriculture at North Carolina State University
With a ranking of #12, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Indian River State College
With a ranking of #12, North Georgia Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. North Georgia Technical College is a small school located in Clarkesville, Georgia that handed out 0 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Georgia Technical College General Agriculture Report
Holmes Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Holmes Community College is located in Goodman, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Holmes Community College
East Mississippi Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Mississippi Community College is a small school located in Scooba, Mississippi that handed out 0 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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