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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
207 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 207 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agriculture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Middle Atlantic Region

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a small school located in Princess Anne, Maryland that handed out 15 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Agriculture at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Delaware State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 21 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Delaware State University Agriculture Report

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture at Cornell University

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #4 spot on the list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full University of Delaware Agriculture Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture at UMCP

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Agriculture at Rutgers New Brunswick

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