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2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value AE Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Agricultural Engineering is the 203rd most popular major in the country with 1,564 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $55,175 and had an average of $22,449 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 242 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,275 and $24,366 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 9 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UF Agricultural Engineering Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

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 for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Carolina State University Agricultural Engineering Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech Agricultural Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s AE students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Agricultural Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s AE degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Louisiana State University

#7

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Clemson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Clemson University Agricultural Engineering Report

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 5 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree ae students whose families make $0-$30k list, UK has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Kentucky

#9

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree ae students whose families make $0-$30k list, UARK has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UARK

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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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