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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agricultural Engineering is the 341st most popular major in the country with 1,472 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 271 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 $74,087 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agricultural engineering.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region

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

Top 7 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering in the Southeast Region

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Virginia Tech

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Kentucky

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UF

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 2 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 2 students 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 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UGA

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s 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%. 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 Clemson Agricultural Engineering Report

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UT Knoxville Agricultural Engineering Report

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