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2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region

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Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. To top this list, a school must have a successful general agriculture program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region”.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 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%.

Read full report on General Agriculture at UCONN

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Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Hampshire

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 1 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UVM General Agriculture Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the New England Region list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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