2024 Best General Agriculture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
6Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
261Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$32,503Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in general agriculture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #157 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Agriculture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 261 degrees in general agriculture during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general agriculture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Agriculture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for General Agriculture in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the agriculture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Cornell University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general agriculture. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 76 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general agriculture major at Cornell University get $8,722 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Every student who is interested in general agriculture has to look into University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Delaware is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general agriculture. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 4 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were about 46 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the agriculture program earn an average of $28,961 in their early career salary.
Every student who is interested in general agriculture has to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
Del State is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Dover. This university ranks 4th out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were approximately 25 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Del State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the agriculture program earn about $32,213 in the first couple years of working.
SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the town of Cobleskill. This school ranks 87th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 4 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Morrisville, Morrisville State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 134th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 4 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Morrisville State College in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of general agriculture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Agriculture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
