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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

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 $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UF

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 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 #2 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 5 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at NC State

#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 $48-$75k list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Agricultural Engineering Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 1 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Clemson University

#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 $48-$75k ranking. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 1 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UK Agricultural Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s AE degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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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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