2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Agriculture Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 in Agriculture
Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in the New England Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.
North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at URI are $33,354 a year. After completing their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from URI carry an average student debtload of $22,547. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $283, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $36,964 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at UMass Amherst take out is $20,620.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $43,890 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations majors at UVM accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $41,192 per year. On average, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from UCONN take out $24,561 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $540, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNH are $37,202 a year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at UNH take out an average of $21,994 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.
UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $33,586 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from UMaine carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JWU Providence are $35,950 a year.
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Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools 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 8 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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