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2022 Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s AE degrees to qualified students.

UF also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Engineering at UF

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 2 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took 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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#3

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 #3 for the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

Full UARK Agricultural Engineering Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Agricultural Engineering Report

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Clemson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Clemson Agricultural Engineering Report

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 5 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #6 spot 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 UK

#8 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 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 Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana State University Agricultural Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue AE Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 masters’s AE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

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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