2025 Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southeast Region
8Colleges in the Southeast Region
393Ag Economics Degrees Awarded
A degree in agricultural economics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #300 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 393 degrees in agricultural economics to qualified students.
The ag economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agricultural Economics rankings. For our Best Overall Agricultural Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The ag economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Agricultural Economics in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ag economics degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in agricultural economics. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 44 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in agricultural economics. UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 115 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Clemson University if you wish to pursue a degree in agricultural economics. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were about 31 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in agricultural economics has to take a look at Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 8 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 41 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 10 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 57 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
WVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Morgantown. This university ranks 2nd out of 25 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were approximately 49 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The ag economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agricultural Economics rankings. For our Best Overall Agricultural Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
