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2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
1,072 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 51,300 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,886 and had an average of $19,085 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,312 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,510 and $20,547 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,072 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture and agriculture operations programs that also have a lower cost than 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 agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Centenary University

Hackettstown, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centenary University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hackettstown, New Jersey. It awarded 1 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $0-$30k list, Centenary has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Centenary is $15,601 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Centenary University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Niagara County Community College is a small school located in Sanborn, New York that handed out 21 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Niagara County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Niagara County Community College is $2,636 for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Niagara County Community College

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #3 spot on the list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $11,487 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Delaware.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

Full UD Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#4

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Cobleskill also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $12,984 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at SUNY Cobleskill

#5

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Alfred State is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 42 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Alfred State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alfred State College is $12,700 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Alfred State College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#6

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#7 in overall quality

Morrisville State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Morrisville State College is a small school located in Morrisville, New York that handed out 65 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $0-$30k list, Morrisville State College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morrisville State College is $15,995 for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Morrisville State College

#7

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Harcum College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harcum College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harcum College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Harcum College is $22,065 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Harcum College

#8

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

DelVal did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,193 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DelVal.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at DelVal

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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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