2027 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in New York
[General Agriculture](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/general-agriculture/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value general agriculture schools.
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2027 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in New York
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general agriculture, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Agriculture Schools
For return on investment in general agriculture, no school beat Suny College Of Technology At Alfred this year. Set in the rural area of Alfred, Suny College Of Technology At Alfred is a mid-sized public institution. Students from in state pay about $8,892 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $16,837. General Agriculture graduates carry a median of $19,721 in student loans. General Agriculture graduates of Suny College Of Technology At Alfred earn a median of $43,831 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $19,721 median debt. Suny College Of Technology At Alfred admits about 76% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Cornell University earned it the #2 place for general agriculture. Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. In-state tuition and fees average $69,314. Typical student debt for general agriculture graduates is $15,599. General Agriculture graduates of Cornell University earn a median of $53,465 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $15,599 median debt. Roughly 9% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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