by our College Data Analytics Team
[Agricultural Economics](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-economics-business/agricultural-economics/) 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 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for agricultural economics students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Cornell University tops our 2027 list of the best value agricultural economics schools in New York. Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. In-state tuition and fees average $69,314. Typical student debt for agricultural economics graduates is $13,258. Early-career agricultural economics graduates make about $92,163. That is a strong return on a $13,258 median debt. The acceptance rate is 9%.
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.