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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agriculture is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $75-$110k” 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 $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,128 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Cornell.

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 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 impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Cornell Agriculture Report

#2

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Del State also made our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $16,167 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Del State.

Read full report on Agriculture at Del State

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $18,614 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agriculture at UD

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 10 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

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 $22,710 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Maryland - College Park.

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%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Agriculture Report

#5

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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 also made our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore is $21,481 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full UMES Agriculture Report

#6

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 14 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $26,914 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, 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 93%.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick 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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