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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 $75-$110k” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell University is $23,128 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Cornell University

#2

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Delaware State University is a small school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 22 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Del State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $16,167 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Delaware State University.

Read more about General Agriculture at Delaware State University

#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 $75-$110k list. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 51 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $18,614 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Agriculture at University of Delaware

#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 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 $22,710 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Agriculture at UMCP

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a public institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMES also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,481 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Agriculture at UMES

#6

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 took the #4 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $26,914 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 University - New Brunswick

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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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