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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Cost*
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 204th most popular major in the country with 1,472 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agricultural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,068 and had an average of $23,086 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 271 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,469 and $23,997 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 looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in agricultural engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region”.

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. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s 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%.

Full Virginia Tech Agricultural Engineering Report

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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. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national 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. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Florida

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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. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s AE students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 94%.

Full North Carolina State University Agricultural Engineering Report

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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. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on 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 University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 1 doctorate’s AE degrees 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 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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Clemson

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on AE Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 13 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

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