by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,151 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 761 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree agriculture students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 16 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alcorn State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 A & T State University Agriculture Report
Virginia Tech ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 21 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
West Virginia University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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%.
Western Kentucky University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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