2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agricultural Mechanization is the 235th most popular major in the country with 1,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ag mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,100 and had an average of $16,882 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 13 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in ag mechanization. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ag mechanization 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 ag mechanization program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York

#1 in overall quality

$12,700 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Alfred, New York, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alfred State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $12,700 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Alfred State College.

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#2

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York

#2 in overall quality

$15,995 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morrisville State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ag Mech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Morrisville, New York, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s ag mech students in 2019-2020.

Morrisville State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Morrisville State College is $15,995 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Ag Mech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Morrisville State College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (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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