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2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,192 people earned their degree in agronomy and crop science, making the major the 393rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 231 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 141 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in agronomy and crop science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agronomy and crop science 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 agronomy and crop science 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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Southeast Region

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Mississippi State University Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 25 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Full Virginia Tech Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agronomy and crop science students 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 Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at North Carolina State University

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UARK is $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at University of Arkansas

#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $24,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at Auburn University

#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

West Virginia University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students list, WVU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at West Virginia University

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agronomy and crop science students in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students per year to attend UK.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UK Agronomy & Crop Science Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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