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2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at North Carolina State University

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agronomy and crop science students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Tech Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#7 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at West Virginia University

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid per year to attend Mississippi State.

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 Mississippi State

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students with aid per year to attend University of Arkansas.

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

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at University of Arkansas

#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 Getting Aid list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid per year to attend University of Kentucky.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at University of Kentucky

#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 Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 Auburn

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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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