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2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,564 people earned their degree in agricultural engineering, making the major the 330th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 242 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural engineering 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 agricultural engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $17,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UGA Agricultural Engineering Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k list, NC State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $19,541 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.

Florida A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $20,413 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full Florida A&M University Agricultural Engineering Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $23,808 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Virginia Tech

#5

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,941 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend North Carolina A & T State University.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at NC A&T

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $22,937 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Agricultural Engineering at Clemson University

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 24 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $20,337 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Kentucky

#5 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $24,901 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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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