2021 Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying agriculture.
Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The University of Tennessee - Martin has taken the #1 spot in this year's general agriculture ranking for non-traditional students. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Martin. UT Martin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. 1,612 of UT Martin students are exclusively distance learners. 2,163 of UT Martin students are attending part time.
Tennessee Technological University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Tennessee Tech University also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 1.2% of Tennessee Tech University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,609 students at Tennessee Tech University that take at least one class online. About 1,966 of the students at Tennessee Tech University are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Kentucky University. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, WKU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at WKU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,291 students take at least one class online at WKU. 4,635 of WKU students are attending part time.
McNeese State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general agriculture schools for non-traditional students. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles. As a testament to the quality of education offered at McNeese, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at McNeese is lower than is typical, just 3.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,320 students at McNeese that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,430 part time students in attendance at McNeese.
Our rankings recognize Tennessee State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Tennessee State University has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.4%. Approximately 2,651 students take at least one class online at Tennessee State University. There are roughly 2,446 part time students in attendance at Tennessee State University.
Morehead State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Morehead State University has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 2.4% of Morehead State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,653 students at Morehead State University that take at least one class online. About 4,015 of the students at Morehead State University are attending part time.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida A&M University has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 2.7% of Florida A&M University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,588 students at Florida A&M University that take at least one class online. 1,382 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Austin Peay State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Peay State University, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. There are approximately 3,473 students at Austin Peay State University that take at least one class online. 3,684 of Austin Peay State University students are attending part time.
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 the rest 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).
