2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 3,151 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States. In , general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,874 and had an average of $19,583 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 761 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,401 and $20,887 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general agriculture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree agriculture students.
Top 8 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read more about General Agriculture at Tennessee State University
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 located in Magnolia, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alcorn State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region 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.
Read more about General Agriculture at Alcorn State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida A&M University General Agriculture Report
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. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture 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%.
Read more about General Agriculture at NC A&T
With a ranking of #6, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Agriculture at Virginia Tech
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Agriculture at West Virginia University
Western Kentucky University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about General Agriculture at WKU
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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