2023 Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
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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 “Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,472 people earned their degree in agricultural engineering, making the major the 341st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 271 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural engineering 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 agricultural engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s AE degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
UF also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $65 for Southeast Region AE students whose families make $0-$30k.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UF
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 42 ’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,283 for Southeast Region AE students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Carolina State University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Carolina State University Agricultural Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 95 ’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,934 for Southeast Region AE students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Virginia Tech.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Virginia Tech
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s AE students in 2020-2021.
UGA also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $8,303 for Southeast Region AE students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national 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 more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Georgia
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #5 spot on the list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s AE degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $10,433 for southeast region ae students whose families make $0-$30k.
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 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 21 ’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $13,744 for southeast region ae students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clemson.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Clemson Agricultural Engineering Report
University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified ’s AE students in 2020-2021.
UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,593 for southeast region ae students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UK.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Kentucky
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value AE Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 11 ’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
NC A&T also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina A & T State University is $7,827 for southeast region ae students whose families make $0-$30k.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Agricultural Engineering Report
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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
- *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.
