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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

43 Ranked Colleges
5,221 Degrees Awarded
$12,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 51,300 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,886 and had an average of $19,085 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11,104 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,582 and $20,684 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,221 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture and agriculture operations 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 agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 396 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid per year to attend UF.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Florida

#2

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky
#18 in overall quality

Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Berea College landed the #2 spot on the list. Berea College is a small school located in Berea, Kentucky that handed out 13 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Berea also took the #18 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Berea College is $5,184 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#19 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a small public school situated in Tifton, Georgia. It awarded 157 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $6,933 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

Full ABAC Tifton Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#15 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

McNeese did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,267 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid per year to attend McNeese.

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#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 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 #5 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 444 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

NC State also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

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 low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at North Carolina State University

#6

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#17 in overall quality

Appalachian State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 18 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid list, Appalachian State has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#7

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#14 in overall quality

Murray State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 230 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Murray State is $11,390 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 246 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid per year to attend UGA.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 94%.

Full University of Georgia Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#16 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 208 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Martin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,955 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid per year to attend UT Martin.

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#10

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend North Carolina A & T State University is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

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#11

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#21 in overall quality

Western Kentucky University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

Full Western Kentucky University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#12

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 196 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

WVU also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

Full WVU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#13

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,443 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid per year to attend Tennessee State University.

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#14

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee Technological University is $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tennessee Technological University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

With a ranking of #15, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,453 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid per year to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe.

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#16

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Virginia Tech landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 317 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#17

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

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#18

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#8 in overall quality

University of Arkansas ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 242 students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UARK is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Arkansas

#19

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#23 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 40 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid per year to attend Eastern Kentucky University.

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#20

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, Kentucky

Kentucky State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kentucky State University is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for KY State is $7,076 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

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#21

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#11 in overall quality

Mississippi State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 264 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State University is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

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

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#22

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #22. Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

Full Louisiana Tech Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $15,060 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#25 in overall quality

Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 107 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend A-State is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#25

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

Arkansas Tech University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for ATU is $10,772 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

Full Arkansas Tech University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 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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