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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$20,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agriculture is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 842 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 33 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agriculture at Virginia Tech

#2

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 17 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture at North Carolina A & T State University

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k list, Tennessee State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agriculture at Tennessee State University

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full West Virginia University Agriculture Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k list, Florida A&M University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida A&M University are $24,669, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Agriculture Report

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340.

Read more about Agriculture at WKU

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 2 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

#8

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Alcorn State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Alcorn State is a small school located in Alcorn State, Mississippi that handed out 3 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Alcorn State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alcorn State are $7,290.

Read more about Agriculture at Alcorn State

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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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