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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$25,549 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,477 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, agriculture and agriculture operations was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 7,531 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 Value Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools

$18,528 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Murray State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,528 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Alcorn State University

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

The excellent programs at Alcorn State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the remote area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State is a public college with a small student population.

Alcorn State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,176 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Alcorn State University Report

$15,952 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Martin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southeast Region . UT Martin is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Martin.

UT Martin undergraduate students pay an average of $15,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $29,916 per year.

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

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at North Carolina State University Report

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $26,390 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UARK also did well on our Best Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$24,900 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $24,900 per year.

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$12,698 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at A-State are $12,698 a year.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clemson are $38,550 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Clemson is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Clemson University Report

#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UGA are $31,108 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UGA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Georgia Report

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 143
Florida 472
North Carolina 239
Virginia 206
Tennessee 342
Georgia 293
South Carolina 43
Louisiana 130
West Virginia 29
Kentucky 123
Arkansas 104
Alabama 295

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179
Agricultural Production 163
Soil Sciences 158
Other Agriculture 104
International Agriculture 46
Horticulture 15
Animal Services 8
Food Processing 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 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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