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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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 Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#1

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Del State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Del State is $12,995 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Agriculture at Del State

#2

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 #2 for the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students 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. It costs about $19,045 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Maryland - College Park.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on General Agriculture at UMCP

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 51 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $17,220 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Delaware.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Agriculture at UD

#4

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 #4 for the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students 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 $16,980 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UMES.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about General Agriculture at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 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 University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick General Agriculture Report

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 77 bachelors’s agriculture degrees 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 yearly cost to attend Cornell is $40,126 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Cornell 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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