2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $13,137 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 16 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $12,381 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Connecticut Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #3 spot on the list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agroecology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Rhode Island is $14,309 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full URI Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

UMaine also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $13,989 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Maine.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#5

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agroecology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $17,747 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNH Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report