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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 842 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,044 and $23,732 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 general 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Alcorn State University is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Alcorn State also made our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alcorn State University are $7,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Alcorn State General Agriculture Report

#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General 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 Tennessee State University are $20,860.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Tennessee State University

#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T 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 $75-$110k. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k list, NC A&T has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Carolina A & T State University General Agriculture Report

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s 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 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Agriculture at WKU

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 33 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Agriculture at Virginia Tech

#6 in overall quality

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Florida A&M University

#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 8 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154.

Read more about General Agriculture at WVU

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,810.

Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus General Agriculture Report

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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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