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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$30,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 209 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 144 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a small public school situated in Princess Anne, Maryland. It awarded 3 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UMES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMES are $16,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

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#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 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 #5 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. 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.

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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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