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2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
317 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,504 people earned their degree in agricultural economics and business, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,058 and had an average of $17,639 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 479 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,233 and $20,910 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 317 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural economics and business programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics and business program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, SUNY Cobleskill has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,647 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at SUNY Cobleskill

#2

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, UMES has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore is $16,980 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of Maryland Eastern Shore Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#3

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morrisville State College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Morrisville, New York, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

Morrisville State College also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Morrisville State College is $19,350 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Morrisville State College

#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 21 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Delaware is $17,220 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Delaware Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#5

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - College Park is $19,045 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Maryland - College Park

#6

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Delaware Valley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Doylestown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, DelVal has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware Valley University is $27,587 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

Full Delaware Valley University Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Cornell University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 194 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell University is $40,126 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Cornell Agricultural Economics & Business Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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