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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Connecticut, there were 7 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,552 and $24,636 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $14,157 for Connecticut Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 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%.

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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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