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2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
804 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

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 a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 51,300 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 New England region, there were 1,428 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,023 and $20,706 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 804 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture and agriculture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture and agriculture operations programs and 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 a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the New England Region

#1

Framingham State University

Framingham, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

Framingham State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Framingham State is $20,001 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Framingham State University

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 247 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at UMass Amherst

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 87 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend URI is $20,607 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at URI

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full University of Maine Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students list, UNH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNH Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 165 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $22,012 for new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.

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

Full University of Connecticut Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#7

Becker College

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Becker College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Becker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 43 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Becker College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Becker College is $32,920 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students.

Full Becker College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#8

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#5 in overall quality

University of Vermont came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 98 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $18,982 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Vermont

#9

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#9 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend JWU Providence is $26,775 for new england region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.

Full Johnson & Wales University - Providence Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

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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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