by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 49,899 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,342 and had an average of $19,867 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,897 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,495 and $21,817 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,978 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture and agriculture operations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agriculture and agriculture operations.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 128 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Cobleskill, New York, this small public school handed out 142 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at SUNY Cobleskill
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Morrisville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Morrisville State College
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Centenary University landed the #4 spot on the list. Centenary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 407 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Wilson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Wilson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMES is a public institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at UMES
Delaware State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Dover, Delaware, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Delaware State University
University of Delaware did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #10, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 178 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at UMCP
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 163 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Rutgers New Brunswick
SUNY Canton landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Canton is a public institution located in Canton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Farmingdale State College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Farmingdale State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmingdale, New York. It awarded 16 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Farmingdale State College
Saint Francis University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Loretto, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Saint Francis
Alfred State College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Alfred State
Temple University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Temple
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