by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 261 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agriculture.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cobleskill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morrisville State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Morrisville, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alfred State College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 2 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Cumberland County College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cumberland County College is a public institution located in Vineland, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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