2022 Best Value Colleges for General Agriculture in Maryland (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Maryland, there were 40 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Agriculture Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland agriculture students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Agriculture in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$19,045 Average Net Price

$48,842 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best General Agriculture Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UMCP is $19,045 for maryland agriculture students with aid.

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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UMCP General Agriculture Report

#2

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$16,980 Average Net Price

$42,882 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMES, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMES is $16,980 for maryland agriculture students with aid.

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.

Full University of Maryland Eastern Shore General Agriculture Report

• Best Value Colleges for General Agriculture in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for General Agriculture (With Aid)

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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