2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,141 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 324 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics 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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The ag economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 6 doctorate’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’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 Cornell University are $30,042.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 4 doctorate’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’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 UMCP are $30,885.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Agricultural Economics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k)

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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