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2023 Most Focused Colleges for General Agriculture in the New England Region

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13 Degrees Awarded
$33,300 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region

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General Agriculture is the 157th most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,894 and had an average of $20,543 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 13 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general agriculture.

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Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region agriculture students.

Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for General Agriculture in the New England Region

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Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampshire College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region. Hampshire is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

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 undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the New England Region. UMPI is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 0 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

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