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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 148th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 234 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,550 and $21,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general agriculture 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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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Cornell is $7,518 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Read more about General Agriculture at Cornell

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMCP is $12,128 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 full report on General Agriculture at UMCP

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

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 $30-$48k list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 51 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $12,236 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Agriculture at University of Delaware

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $15,779 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $12,360 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Del State.

Full Delaware State University General Agriculture Report

#6

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

University of Maryland Eastern Shore ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a public institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMES, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMES is $15,035 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

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.

Read more about General Agriculture at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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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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