2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for agriculture and agriculture operations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwest Mississippi Community College to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
NWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,830 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southeast Region . Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,593 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. ABAC Tifton is a small public school located in the distant town of Tifton.
ABAC Tifton undergraduate students pay an average of $10,471 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $20,024 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Spartanburg Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Spartanburg Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,822 in tuition and fees each year.
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Warner University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the rural area of Lake Wales, Warner University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Warner University are $25,050 per year.
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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 remote town of Monticello.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAM are $13,879 a year.
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Western Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $27,000 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WKU also is in the top 20% of our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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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 |
| 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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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Related Majors for 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 10 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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