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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture is the 639th most popular major in the country with 571 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 110 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agroecology and sustainable agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agroecology and sustainable agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agroecology and sustainable agriculture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

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 $75-$110k. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $24,051 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at UMass Amherst

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 9 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $20,312 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Full University of Maine Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $23,709 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Rhode Island.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at URI

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 16 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $26,179 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UCONN.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at University of Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

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 $25,668 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNH.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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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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