2023 Best Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor's 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Agriculture
Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best school in the Southeast Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
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University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,254 |
| West Virginia | 256 |
| Mississippi | 568 |
| South Carolina | 473 |
| Florida | 1,234 |
| Virginia | 703 |
| Arkansas | 636 |
| Alabama | 702 |
| Kentucky | 898 |
| Georgia | 876 |
| Tennessee | 1,090 |
| Louisiana | 443 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
| 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 9 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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