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2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Engineering is the 203rd most popular major in the country with 1,564 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,175 and had an average of $22,449 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 242 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,275 and $24,366 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 analyzed 7 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. 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 $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree ae students whose families make $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 also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UF Agricultural Engineering Report

#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 $48-$75k list. 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 North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NC State Agricultural Engineering Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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 also took the #5 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 UGA are $27,476.

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.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree ae students whose families make $48-$75k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Virginia Tech

#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 $48-$75k list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 1 doctorate’s AE 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 full report on Agricultural Engineering at Clemson University

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Full UK Agricultural Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 1 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UT 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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