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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Agricultural Production is the 177th most popular major in the country with 3,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,100 and had an average of $16,942 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 903 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,125 and $19,184 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 221 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural production 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 production program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wayne Community College is a public institution located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wayne Community College is $7,100 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Wayne Community College

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $19,541 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Full North Carolina State University Agricultural Production Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is located in Tifton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,696 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ABAC Tifton.

Read more about Agricultural Production at ABAC Tifton

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Senatobia, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s agricultural production students in 2019-2020.

NWCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,489 for southeast region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northwest Mississippi Community College.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 associates’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $23,808 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agricultural Production at Virginia Tech

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 5 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $15,642 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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