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2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$23,126 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,401 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Agriculture School for You

General Agriculture is the #200 most popular major in the country with 353 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agriculture majors pursuing a .

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Agriculture

#1

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS
$8,176 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Alcorn State University to be the best value school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Alcorn State is a small public school located in the rural area of Alcorn State.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alcorn State are $8,176 a year.

Full General Agriculture at Alcorn State University Report

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$27,000 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great value for general agriculture students. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $27,000 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$21,692 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 general agriculture schools in the Southeast Region . Tennessee State University is a moderately-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.

Full General Agriculture at Tennessee State University Report

The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Southeast Region . UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,664 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Knoxville also did well on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.

Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV
$25,824 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVU are $25,824 a year.

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$20,243 Average Tuition & Fees

North Carolina A & T State University 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. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

NC A&T undergraduate students pay an average of $20,243 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best General Agriculture Colleges by State

Explore the best general agriculture schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 28
Florida 9
North Carolina 11
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 7
Mississippi 4
Arkansas 11
West Virginia 11

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General Agriculture is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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