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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

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 $75-$110k

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 for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at University of Florida

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 4 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k list, UGA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Georgia Agricultural Engineering Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 5 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #1 spot 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.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Virginia Tech

#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 $75-$110k list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at Clemson

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value AE Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 1 doctorate’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UK

#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 $75-$110k ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s AE degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree ae students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at The University of Tennessee - 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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