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Best Value Agriculture Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,826 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,879 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

With 1,090 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, agriculture and agriculture operations is the #16 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee to see which 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.

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.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture

$9,912 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Martin the best value school in Tennessee for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the remote town of Martin, UT Martin is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UT Martin undergraduate students pay an average of $9,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from UT Martin carry an average student debtload of $20,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $159.

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$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Tennessee Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in Tennessee. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 a year. After completing their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from Tennessee Tech University carry an average student debtload of $15,700.

Tennessee Tech University also claimed a spot on our Best Agriculture Schools in Tennessee list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$8,336 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in Tennessee. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee State University are $8,336 per year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Tennessee State University take out is $27,500.

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$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 per year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out is $19,875.

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$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at UT Knoxville take out an average of $23,300 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $367, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Agriculture Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

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#6

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN
$8,431 Average Tuition & Fees

Austin Peay State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. It came in at #6 on the list. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

Austin Peay State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,431 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Austin Peay State University take out is $23,039.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
Louisiana 443

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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