by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 602 people earned their degree in other agriculture, making the major the 267th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,859 and had an average of $23,034 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 384 other agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,820 and $21,667 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in other agriculture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other agriculture.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region. ABAC Tifton is a small public school situated in Tifton, Georgia. It awarded 63 ’s other agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Agriculture at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 204 ’s other agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 45 ’s other agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Alabama A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Normal, Alabama. It awarded 9 ’s other agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. NWACC is a public institution located in Bentonville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Agriculture at NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Arkansas State University - Newport came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Newport, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other agriculture degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s other agriculture degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Holmes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Goodman, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other agriculture degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
University of Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 13 ’s other agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #11, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 2 ’s other agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. 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 University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Other Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 0 ’s other agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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