2024 Best Agriculture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
6Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
261Agriculture Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in agriculture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #202 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agriculture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 261 degrees in agriculture during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The agriculture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agriculture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for agriculture schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agriculture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Agriculture in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the agriculture degree levels they offer.
Cornell University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in agriculture. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 76 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in agriculture. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
University of Delaware is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in agriculture. UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 46 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in agriculture. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 12 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were about 25 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Del State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 87th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 4 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill in the most recent data year.
Morrisville State College is a small public college located in the rural area of Morrisville. This college ranks 134th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 4 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Morrisville State College in the most recent year we have data available.
One of 0 majors within the General Agriculture area of study, Agriculture has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The agriculture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agriculture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for agriculture schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
