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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,610 people earned their degree in agricultural production, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,100 and had an average of $16,942 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 153 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,900 and $24,920 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural production programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural production program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 7 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $18,104 for new england region associate degree agricultural production students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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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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