2026 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Mississippi
[General Agriculture](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/general-agriculture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general agriculture education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for general agriculture students.
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2026 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Mississippi
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general agriculture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Agriculture Schools
For return on investment in general agriculture, no school beat Alcorn State University this year. Set in the rural area of Alcorn State, Alcorn State University is a mid-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $8,785. General Agriculture graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, general agriculture degree recipients from Alcorn State University generally make around $37,771. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Alcorn State University admits about 45% of applicants.
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 · 6 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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