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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Business (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
191 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Business is the 277th most popular major in the country with 2,193 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 326 agricultural business graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 191 agricultural business graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural business. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural business programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural business program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Business (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tifton, Georgia, this small public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ABAC Tifton is $4,838 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $8,433 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Business at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k list, Clemson has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,698 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clemson.

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

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 17 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,224 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UT Knoxville Agricultural Business Report

#5

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Louisiana Tech is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,889 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.

Read full report on Agricultural Business at Louisiana Tech

#8 in overall quality

University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ULM, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ULM is $9,434 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Agricultural Business at University of Louisiana at Monroe

#7

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Mount Olive did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UMO also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMO is $14,912 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Agricultural Business at University of Mount Olive

#9 in overall quality

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is located in Magnolia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $13,158 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Agricultural Business at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

#9

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Alcorn State University is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Alcorn State also made our “Best Agricultural Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Alcorn State University is $13,687 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Alcorn State University Agricultural Business Report

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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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