2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 associate degree level specifically, there were 27 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 4 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.

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 an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York

#1 in overall quality

$16,630 Average Net Price

$31,133 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alfred State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Alfred State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $16,630 for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture students per year to attend Alfred State.

Full Alfred State College General Agriculture Report

#2

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York

#3 in overall quality

$16,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cobleskill is $16,647 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture students.

Read more about General Agriculture at SUNY Cobleskill

#3

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York

#4 in overall quality

$19,350 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Morrisville State College is located in Morrisville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Morrisville State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Morrisville State College is $19,350 for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture students.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Morrisville State College

#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#2 in overall quality

$17,220 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 1 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Delaware is $17,220 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about General Agriculture at University of Delaware

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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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