2027 Best Value Agriculture Schools in New York
[Agriculture](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/general-agriculture/agriculture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value agriculture schools.
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2027 Best Value Agriculture Schools in New York
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agriculture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Agriculture Schools
For return on investment in agriculture, no school beat Suny College Of Technology At Alfred this year. Located in the rural area of Alfred, Suny College Of Technology At Alfred is a mid-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $8,892 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $16,837. Students borrow a median of $19,721 to complete the agriculture program here. Early-career agriculture graduates make about $43,831. Set against $19,721 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 76% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Cornell University earned it the #2 place for agriculture. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $69,314. Students borrow a median of $15,599 to complete the agriculture program here. Soon after graduation, agriculture degree recipients from Cornell University generally make around $53,465. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Cornell University admits about 9% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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).
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