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2024 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
507 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$51,616 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in agricultural economics & business is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #101 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for agricultural economics & business students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 507 degrees in agricultural economics & business during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Economics & Business School

Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of agricultural economics & business school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Economics & Business School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Agricultural Business
Bachelor's Degrees in Agricultural Business
Master's Degrees in Agricultural Business
Doctor's Degrees in Agricultural Business

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of agricultural business degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Agricultural Business

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
226 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$78,005 Median Starting Salary

Cornell University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in agricultural economics & business. Cornell is a fairly 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 roughly 226 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from Cornell University earn $26,389 more than the average agricultural business student.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$42,147 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in agricultural economics & business has to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large 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 approximately 36 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, agricultural business degree recipients typically earn about $42,147 at the beginning of their careers.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$51,351 Median Starting Salary

University of Delaware is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business. UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year. After graduation, agricultural business degree recipients generally earn around $51,351 at the beginning of their careers.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$47,478 Median Starting Salary
$25,000 Median Student Debt

Delaware Valley University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Doylestown. This university ranks 59th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 11 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at DelVal in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, agricultural business degree recipients typically make about $47,478 at the beginning of their careers.

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SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
41 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded

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 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 41 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Morrisville State College is a small public college located in the rural area of Morrisville. This college ranks 134th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 25 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Morrisville State College in the most recent data year.

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Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics & business colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 115
New York 333 305
Maryland 279 36
New Jersey 273 13
District of Columbia 188 3
Delaware 175 29

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Agricultural Economics & Business is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Agricultural Business Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics 267
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 139
Agricultural Business 101

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 951
Animal Science 640
Food Science Technology 299
General Agriculture 261
Horticulture 248
Plant Sciences 239
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 159
Agricultural Production 108
Animal Services 92
International Agriculture 31

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