2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 12 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#4 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 17 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#3 in overall quality

$33,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 7 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Vermont

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 19 masters’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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Full University of Connecticut 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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