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2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,564 people earned their degree in agricultural engineering, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 7 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s AE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree ae students whose families make $30-$48k list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’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.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s AE degrees to qualified students.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s AE students in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

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#7 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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