2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree School for You
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #21 most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for agriculture and agriculture operations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Agriculture
Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Shore Community College also did well on our Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Amherst are $36,964 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
UNH undergraduate students pay an average of $37,202 in tuition and fees each year.
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Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JWU Providence are $35,950 per year.
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Request InformationBest Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State
Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 109 |
| Maine | 133 |
| Rhode Island | 141 |
| Massachusetts | 455 |
| Connecticut | 248 |
| Vermont | 153 |
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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Related Majors for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8,646 |
| Animal Science | 8,294 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 8,098 |
| General Agriculture | 3,370 |
| Horticulture | 3,234 |
| Plant Sciences | 3,175 |
| Agricultural Production | 3,066 |
| Food Science Technology | 2,532 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 1,280 |
| Animal Services | 990 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 845 |
| Other Agriculture | 602 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | 527 |
| Soil Sciences | 406 |
| Food Processing | 237 |
| International Agriculture | 122 |
| Veterinary Administrative Services | 118 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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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