2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New England region, there were 14 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and cost less that 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 New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$12,715 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Vermont is $12,715 for new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about General Agriculture at UVM

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$14,157 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCONN has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $14,157 for new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Connecticut.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Agriculture at University of Connecticut

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $30-$48k)

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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