2026 Best Value Crop Production Schools in the Southeast Region
[Crop Production](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-production/crop-production/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for crop production students.
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2026 Best Value Crop Production Schools in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in crop production, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Crop Production Schools
Our analysis ranked North Carolina State University At Raleigh the best value for a degree in crop production in the Southeast Region. Located in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,799, compared with $32,847 for out-of-state students. Crop Production graduates carry a median of $12,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, crop production degree recipients from North Carolina State University At Raleigh generally make around $35,198. That is a strong return on a $12,000 median debt. Roughly 42% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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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