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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 234 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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 Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 77 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cornell is $7,484 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 full report on Agriculture at Cornell

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $8,054 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMCP.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agriculture at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $11,487 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Delaware.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Delaware Agriculture Report

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers New Brunswick is $13,545 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 full report on Agriculture at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

UMES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMES is $13,973 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Agriculture at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

#6

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware
#5 in overall quality

Delaware State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Del State is a small school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 22 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k list, Del State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware State University is $11,512 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Delaware State University Agriculture Report

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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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