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2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 571 people earned their degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture, making the major the 639th most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agroecology and sustainable agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agroecology and sustainable agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agroecology and sustainable agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $20,607 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students with aid per year to attend University of Rhode Island.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at University of Rhode Island

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agroecology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students with aid list, UMaine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at UMaine

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 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 $22,012 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students with aid per year to attend University of Connecticut.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 93%.

Full University of Connecticut Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Agroecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. UMass 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.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree agroecology students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Full UMass Amherst Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agroecology 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 $24,067 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agroecology students with aid per year to attend UNH.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at UNH

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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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