by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 3,151 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 270 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agriculture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The agriculture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 1 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 95%.
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