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2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate 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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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 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” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree ae students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering in the Southeast Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #4 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 Clemson are $23,246.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Clemson

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Georgia 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 also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Georgia

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s AE degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 5 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree ae students list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at NC State

#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 7 doctorate’s AE degrees 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Florida

#7 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree ae students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #7 rank 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UT Knoxville

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s AE students in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UK

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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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