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2022 Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
380 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 51,300 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,886 and had an average of $19,085 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,428 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,023 and $20,706 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 380 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture and agriculture operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Danvers, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make more than $110k list, North Shore Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Shore Community College is $9,129 for New England Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make more than $110k.

Full North Shore Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 39 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $22,501 for New England Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UMass Amherst.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at UMass Amherst

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 26 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $22,012 for new england region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UCONN.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Connecticut

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $24,067 for new england region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UNH.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at UNH

#5

Becker College

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Becker College landed the #5 spot on the list. Becker College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

Becker College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Becker College is $32,920 for new england region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Becker College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

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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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