2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural & Extension Education Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

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 and Extension Education Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 292 people earned their degree in agricultural and extension education services, making the major the 782nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 141 agricultural and extension education services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 agricultural and extension education services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural and Extension Education Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural and extension education services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural and extension education services 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 and extension education services 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Agricultural and Extension Education Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Agricultural and Extension Education Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural & Extension Education Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural and Extension Education Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural & Extension Education Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural & Extension Education Services at NC State

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agricultural and Extension Education Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s agricultural and extension education services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural & Extension Education Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Agricultural & Extension Education Services Report

#3

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural and Extension Education Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 26 masters’s agricultural and extension education services degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural & Extension Education Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural & Extension Education Services at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#4

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural and Extension Education Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Agricultural & Extension Education Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural & Extension Education Services at Louisiana State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural & Extension Education Services (Income $0-$30k)

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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