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2023 Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$37,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Agriculture is the #159 most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for agriculture students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the agriculture bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Agriculture

Our analysis found Delaware State University to be the best value school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Del State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,280 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general agriculture schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $33,005 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Agriculture at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, agriculture graduates from Cornell carry an average student debtload of $14,816. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $636, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #5 for overall quality for agriculture in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Full General Agriculture at Cornell University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general agriculture schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, agriculture graduates from UD carry an average student debtload of $21,051.

In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Best General Agriculture Colleges by State

Explore the best general agriculture schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 27
New York 91
Maryland 37
New Jersey 15
Delaware 71

One of 16 majors within the area of study, general agriculture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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