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2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

10 Colleges
$33,711 Avg Salary
$12,981 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #21 most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in the Southeast Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Warner University

Lake Wales, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at Warner University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Lake Wales, Warner University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. ABAC Tifton is a small public school located in the distant town of Tifton.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

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#10

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,254
West Virginia 256
South Carolina 473
Florida 1,234
Virginia 703
Arkansas 636
Mississippi 568
Louisiana 443
Alabama 702
Kentucky 898
Georgia 876
Tennessee 1,090

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175
Agricultural Production 3,066
Food Science Technology 2,532
Agricultural Mechanization 1,280
Animal Services 990
Agricultural Public Services 845
Other Agriculture 602
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 527
Soil Sciences 406
Food Processing 237
International Agriculture 122
Veterinary Administrative Services 118

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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