by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 261 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,503 and $18,124 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general agriculture programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 7 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #2 spot on the list. Cobleskill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morrisville State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in Morrisville, New York, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Morrisville State College
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Salem Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Cumberland County College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Cumberland County College is a public institution located in Vineland, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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