2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 agricultural economics program at the school. 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 Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at Cornell University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 4 doctorate’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 (With Aid)

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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