2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Middle Atlantic 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 “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agronomy & Crop Science is the 393rd most popular major in the country with 1,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agronomy and crop science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agronomy and crop science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agronomy and crop science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #2 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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