Agricultural Production isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #181 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of agricultural production. Combined, these schools handed out 66 bachelor's degrees in agricultural production to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agricultural production students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other agricultural production students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for agricultural production to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural production related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agricultural production students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agricultural Production Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Agricultural Production in the Middle Atlantic Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in agricultural production.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Agricultural Production
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in agricultural production needs to take a look at Delaware Valley University. Located in the large suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the agricultural production program earn around $18,863 in the first couple years of their career.
Morrisville State College is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in agricultural production. Located in the rural area of Morrisville, Morrisville State College is a public college with a small student population.
Agricultural Production bachelor's degree recipients from Morrisville State College receive an earnings boost of about $2,117 over the average income of agricultural production graduates.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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