2026 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Florida

[Agriculture](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/general-agriculture/agriculture/) 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.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for agriculture students.
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2026 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Florida
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agriculture, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Agriculture Schools
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University earned the #1 spot for value among agriculture schools in Florida. Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University is a large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,785, with out-of-state students paying around $17,725. Typical student debt for agriculture graduates is $16,750. Early-career agriculture graduates make about $26,677. Set against $16,750 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 21% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in agriculture will find it at Warner University, which ranked #2. Set in the rural area of Lake Wales, Warner University is a small private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $29,992 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $22,250 to complete the agriculture program here. Agriculture graduates of Warner University earn a median of $44,154 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Warner University admits about 43% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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 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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