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2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
1,072 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 51,300 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,312 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,510 and $20,547 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,072 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture and agriculture operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Sanborn, New York, and it awarded 21 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Niagara County Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $5,491 for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid per year to attend Niagara County Community College.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Niagara County Community College

#2

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid 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 and agriculture operations degrees to 70 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid list, SUNY Cobleskill has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,647 for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#3

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alfred State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Alfred State is a public institution located in Alfred, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Alfred State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $16,630 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid per year to attend Alfred State.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Alfred State

#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 1 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Delaware is $17,220 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Delaware

#5

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morrisville State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Morrisville, New York, and it awarded 65 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morrisville State College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morrisville State College is $19,350 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Morrisville State College

#6

Centenary University

Hackettstown, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Centenary University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

Centenary also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Centenary is $20,474 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Centenary University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#7

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Harcum College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harcum College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harcum College is $23,588 for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Harcum College

#8

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Delaware Valley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

DelVal not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Delaware Valley University is $27,587 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students with aid.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Delaware Valley University

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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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