2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Agriculture School for You
General Agriculture is the #159 most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for agriculture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Agriculture Schools
Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Martin to be the best value school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Martin, UT Martin is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Martin are $15,952 per year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture majors at UT Martin take out is $20,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $159, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alcorn State University is a great value for general agriculture students. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the rural area of Alcorn State.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alcorn State are $8,176 per year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $19,834 per year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture majors at Tennessee Tech University take out is $15,700.
Tennessee Tech University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, agriculture graduates from NC State carry an average student debtload of $21,131.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 5% of our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McNeese are $16,418 per year. On average, agriculture graduates from McNeese take out $24,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general agriculture students. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 5% of our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general agriculture students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UGA are $31,108 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general agriculture students. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.
UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $31,664 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Knoxville also claimed a spot on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Tennessee State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee State University are $21,692 per year. While working on their degree, agriculture majors at Tennessee State University accumulate an average of around $27,500 in student debt.
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Austin Peay State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general agriculture students. It came in at #10 on the list. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Peay State University are $13,975 a year. After completing their degree, agriculture graduates from Austin Peay State University carry an average student debtload of $23,039.
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Request InformationBest General Agriculture Colleges by State
Explore the best general agriculture schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 17 |
| Virginia | 75 |
| North Carolina | 86 |
| Florida | 68 |
| Tennessee | 283 |
| Kentucky | 86 |
| Louisiana | 78 |
| Arkansas | 25 |
| Alabama | 30 |
| Mississippi | 35 |
| West Virginia | 22 |
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Majors Related to Agriculture
One of 16 majors within the area of study, general agriculture has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Agriculture
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8,646 |
| Animal Science | 8,294 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 8,098 |
| Horticulture | 3,234 |
| Plant Sciences | 3,175 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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