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2023 Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s

9 Ranked Colleges
201 Degrees Awarded
$56,469 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor's

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 “Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 201 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular agricultural engineering programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Virginia Tech

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full NC State Agricultural Engineering Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UK

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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 #4 for the Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 19 bachelors’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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Georgia

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 18 bachelors’s AE 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.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Clemson

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Knoxville Agricultural Engineering Report

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at NC A&T

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Florida A&M University

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

With a ranking of #9, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended AE Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE students 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Florida Agricultural Engineering Report

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