2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) 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. 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 Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Economics is the 268th most popular major in the country with 2,141 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 324 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 85 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics 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 Cornell University are $30,042.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Cornell

#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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Agricultural Economics Report

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Rutgers New Brunswick

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k)

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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