If you plan on getting your associate degree in agricultural production, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #86 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 169 associate degrees in agricultural production during the 2022-2023 academic year.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agricultural production students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of agricultural production students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for agricultural production to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural production related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agricultural production students working on their associate degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Agricultural Production in the Southeast Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in agricultural production.
Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Agricultural Production
North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in agricultural production. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population.
Associate graduates who receive their degree from the agricultural production program earn about $35,198 in the first couple years of their career.
Virginia Tech is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in agricultural production. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Students who graduate with their associate from the agricultural production program report average early career income of $36,083.
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).
