2027 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
[Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/plant-sciences/agricultural-and-horticultural-plant-breeding/) 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.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students.
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2027 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools
Cornell University earned the #1 spot for value among agricultural & horticultural plant breeding schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $69,314. Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates carry a median of $15,990 in student loans. Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates of Cornell University earn a median of $32,236 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $15,990 median debt. Roughly 9% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
