by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 North Carolina, there were 86 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,193 and $23,566 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,987 and $17,467 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general agriculture.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina associate degree agriculture students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mount Olive landed the #1 spot on the list. Mount Olive, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in North Carolina list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 94%.
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