2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in Tennessee (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 148th most popular in the United States. 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 Tennessee, there were 276 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,900 and $23,081 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 252 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

The University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$10,955 Average Net Price

$33,166 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 138 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Martin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. It costs about $10,955 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students with aid per year to attend UT Martin.

Read more about General Agriculture at The University of Tennessee - Martin

#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$12,443 Average Net Price

$32,467 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee State University is $12,443 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students with aid.

Full Tennessee State University General Agriculture Report

#3

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$15,929 Average Net Price

$33,138 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 59 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $15,929 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students with aid per year to attend Tennessee Technological University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Tennessee Technological University

#4

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$13,692 Average Net Price

$27,874 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Peay State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Peay State University is $13,692 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students with aid.

Full Austin Peay State University General Agriculture Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (With Aid)

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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