by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 21st most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,342 and had an average of $19,867 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,177 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,477 and $20,720 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 956 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. That schools that top this list have a program in agriculture and agriculture operations in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region. Murray State is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 80 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Murray State University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tuskegee University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tuskegee, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 7 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 20 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 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 and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
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Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Auburn University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
With a ranking of #7, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region list. AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Full Alabama A & M University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 114 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
University of Arkansas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 60 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Arkansas
North Carolina State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 85 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at North Carolina State University
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Alcorn State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Alcorn State
With a ranking of #13, The University of Tennessee - Martin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 7 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Tennessee - Martin Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 154 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 2 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Kentucky State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at KY State
Mississippi State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Mississippi State
Virginia Tech came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Florida A&M University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 11 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Clemson University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 29 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Clemson
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 25 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at WVU
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 22 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Louisiana State University
With a ranking of #24, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 A-State
University of Kentucky landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 15 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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