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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 49 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $9,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 Agricultural Engineering at NC State

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $10,241 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 54 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $14,010 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #4 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina A & T State University is $9,168 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida A&M University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $14,051 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Florida A&M University

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $14,413 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national 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

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,872 for southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Kentucky.

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 University of Kentucky Agricultural Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,745 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree AE students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at UT Knoxville

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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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