by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 97 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in general agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region. Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Tennessee State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is located in Magnolia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Agriculture at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alcorn State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 9 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Agriculture at Florida A&M University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 28 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Western Kentucky University
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