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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 117 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural production. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural production programs, but they also 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 agricultural production program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production 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 Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 31 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $24,051 for new england region bachelor’s degree agricultural production students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UMass 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Agricultural Production Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

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

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree agricultural production students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMaine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $20,312 for new england region bachelor’s degree agricultural production students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UMaine.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at UMaine

#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 Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 5 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree agricultural production students whose families make $75-$110k list, URI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend URI is $23,709 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Read more about Agricultural Production at University of Rhode Island

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 16 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $26,179 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Read more about Agricultural Production at UCONN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural production students in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $25,668 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Production students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agricultural Production at UNH

#6

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#6 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

JWU Providence also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson & Wales University - Providence is $27,049 for new england region bachelor’s degree agricultural production students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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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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