2025 Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in agricultural economics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #194 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 281 bachelor's degrees in agricultural economics to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to agricultural economics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agricultural economics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural economics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agricultural economics students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Agricultural Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Ag Economics

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

254 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural economics from Cornell University

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

27 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural economics from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Agricultural Economics Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	182
Maryland	370	35

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Agricultural Economics Related Rankings by Major

Agricultural Economics is one of 6 different types of Agricultural Economics & Business programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Ag Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	100
Agricultural Business	50

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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