2026 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools in North Carolina
[Agricultural Business](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-economics-business/agricultural-business/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value agricultural business schools.
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2026 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools in North Carolina
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural business degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools
For return on investment in agricultural business, no school beat North Carolina State University At Raleigh this year. Set in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $8,799 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $32,847. Agricultural Business graduates carry a median of $16,125 in student loans. Early-career agricultural business graduates make about $44,408. Set against $16,125 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 42% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Mount Olive College earned it the #2 place for agricultural business. Located in the rural area of Mount Olive, Mount Olive College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $27,366. Students borrow a median of $22,237 to complete the agricultural business program here. Agricultural Business graduates of Mount Olive College earn a median of $45,131 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $22,237 median debt. Roughly 76% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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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