2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agronomy & Crop Science is the 393rd most popular major in the country with 1,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 231 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in agronomy and crop science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agronomy and crop science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agronomy and crop science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

UF also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at University of Florida

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at NC State

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at Virginia Tech

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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