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2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,192 people earned their degree in agronomy and crop science, making the major the 393rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 231 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 141 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agronomy and crop science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agronomy and crop science programs, but they also 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 agronomy and crop science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 27 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $19,541 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at NC State

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 26 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $75-$110k list, WVU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $16,189 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full West Virginia University Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agronomy and crop science students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,808 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Agronomy & Crop Science at Virginia Tech

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,927 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UARK.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at UARK

#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 26 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mississippi State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $19,558 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Mississippi State Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Kentucky is $20,337 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UK Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $26,518 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at Auburn University

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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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