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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 234 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,550 and $21,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 77 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell is $7,484 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 General Agriculture at Cornell

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 10 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - College Park is $8,054 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Agriculture at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k list, UD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,487 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Delaware.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Agriculture at UD

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $13,545 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about General Agriculture at Rutgers New Brunswick

#5

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

UMES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMES is $13,973 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of Maryland Eastern Shore General Agriculture Report

#6

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

Delaware State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Del State is a small school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 22 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Del State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Del State is $11,512 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Del State General Agriculture Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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