by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 13 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region agriculture students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hampshire is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 10 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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 93%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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