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2027 Best Value Dairy Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Dairy Science](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/animal-science/dairy-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value dairy science schools.

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• Best Value Dairy Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2027 Best Value Dairy Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in dairy science, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Dairy Science Schools

1

Suny College Of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY

$8,768 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,000 Avg Student Debt

$45,030 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in dairy science, no school beat Suny College Of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill this year. Set in the town of Cobleskill, Suny College Of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill is a mid-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $8,768, with out-of-state students paying around $18,678. Typical student debt for dairy science graduates is $24,000. Early-career dairy science graduates make about $37,068. Set against $24,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 84%.

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Delaware Valley College
Doylestown, PA

$44,850 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$55,838 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Delaware Valley College one of the best values for dairy science. Located in the suburb of Doylestown, Delaware Valley College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $44,850 in tuition and fees. Dairy Science graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career dairy science graduates make about $38,378. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Delaware Valley College admits about 93% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.