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2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Engineering is the 330th most popular major in the country with 1,564 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 242 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s AE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UF

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Full North Carolina State University Agricultural Engineering Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s AE degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Georgia

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech Agricultural Engineering Report

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s AE students in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Clemson University Agricultural Engineering Report

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s AE students in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Kentucky

#7 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Agricultural Engineering 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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