2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Delaware
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Agriculture School for You
In 2020-2021, 71 degrees and certificates were awarded to general agriculture students who went to a Delaware college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Delaware to see which 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality in General Agriculture
Our 2023 rankings named Delaware State University the best value school in Delaware for general agriculture students. Del State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Dover.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Del State are $8,358 per year. After completing their degree, agriculture graduates from Del State carry an average student debtload of $21,500.
Del State also made our Best General Agriculture Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for general agriculture students. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.
UD undergraduate students pay an average of $15,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture majors at UD take out is $23,999.
UD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Agriculture Schools in Delaware list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 27 |
New York | 91 |
Maryland | 37 |
New Jersey | 15 |
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General Agriculture Related Majors for Agriculture
General Agriculture is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 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).
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