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

7 Ranked Colleges
317 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,504 people earned their degree in agricultural economics and business, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,058 and had an average of $17,639 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 479 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,233 and $20,910 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 317 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics and business programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics and business 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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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 194 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cornell is $7,484 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Cornell University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

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 Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 31 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $8,054 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Maryland - College Park.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full UMCP Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,487 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Delaware.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Delaware

#4

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 36 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $12,984 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#5

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Princess Anne, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMES, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMES is $13,973 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

#6

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York

Morrisville State College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Morrisville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k list, Morrisville State College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morrisville State College is $15,995 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Morrisville State College

#7

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Delaware Valley University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

DelVal did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Delaware Valley University is $22,193 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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