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2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
1,072 Degrees Awarded
$23,867 Avg Salary
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture and agriculture operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Niagara County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Sanborn, New York, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

Niagara County Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Niagara County Community College is $7,921 for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Niagara County Community College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#2

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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Delaware is $14,622 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UD Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#3

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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 70 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 $48-$75k list, SUNY Cobleskill has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,784 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

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#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Alfred, New York, this small public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

Alfred State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,562 for middle atlantic region associate degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Alfred State College.

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#5

Centenary University

Hackettstown, New Jersey
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Centenary University landed the #5 spot on the list. Centenary University is a small school located in Hackettstown, New Jersey that handed out 1 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Centenary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Centenary University is $19,706 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Centenary University

#6

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Harcum College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Harcum College is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 associates’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

Harcum College also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $25,160 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Harcum College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#7

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Morrisville State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.

Morrisville State College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,917 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Morrisville State College.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Morrisville State 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 $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. 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. The estimated yearly cost for DelVal is $26,347 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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