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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agroecology and sustainable agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture 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. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agroecology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students 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 more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at UMass Amherst

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 5 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students list, URI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for URI is $20,607 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. 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 full report on 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 #2 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $24,067 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students list, UMaine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Maine

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 16 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $22,012 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students per year to attend UCONN.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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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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