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2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 571 people earned their degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture, making the major the 639th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 110 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agroecology and sustainable agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agroecology and sustainable agriculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agroecology and sustainable agriculture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $18,104 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UMass Amherst.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 9 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UMaine is $17,218 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at University of Maine

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Connecticut is $19,243 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at University of Connecticut

#4

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agroecology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rhode Island is $19,326 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at URI

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $21,161 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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