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2025 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
519 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$47,593 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in agricultural economics & business is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #101 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for agricultural economics & business students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 519 degrees in agricultural economics & business to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Economics & Business School

Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of agricultural economics & business school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Economics & Business School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Agricultural Business
Bachelor's Degrees in Agricultural Business
Master's Degrees in Agricultural Business

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of agricultural business degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Agricultural Business

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
222 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$92,163 Median Starting Salary

Cornell University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 222 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the agricultural economics & business program at Cornell University make $44,570 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business has to check out University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 39 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from University of Maryland - College Park earn $5,488 more than the average agricultural business graduate.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$49,885 Median Starting Salary

University of Delaware is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business. UD is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were about 13 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from University of Delaware earn $2,292 more than the typical agricultural business graduate.

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SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
37 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat SUNY Cobleskill if you wish to pursue a degree in agricultural economics & business. Located in the distant town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 97th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 37 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill in the most recent year we have data available.

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DelVal is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Doylestown. This university ranks 71st out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 23 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at DelVal in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, agricultural business degree recipients typically earn an average of $47,802 in the first five years of their career.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
7.4% Growth in Graduates

Morrisville State College is a small public college located in the rural area of Morrisville. This college ranks 114th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 27 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Morrisville State College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics & business schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 115
New York 333 305
Maryland 279 36
New Jersey 273 13
District of Columbia 188 3
Delaware 175 29

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Agricultural Economics & Business is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Agricultural Business Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics 265
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 163
Agricultural Business 90
Agricultural Business Technology 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 896
Animal Science 609
Food Science Technology 313
Horticulture 282
Plant Sciences 279
General Agriculture 270
Veterinary Medicine 263
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 125
Animal Services 106
Agricultural Production 78

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