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2023 Most Popular Agriculture Schools in the New England Region

32 Colleges
$28,489 Avg Salary
$23,329 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Agriculture Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations program at each school on the list.

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at UMass Amherst take out is $20,620.

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The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at URI take out an average of $22,547 in student loans while working on their egree. 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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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

The excellent programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at UVM take out is $25,000.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Schools in the New England Region list. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

On average, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from UMaine take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agriculture Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

After completing their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from UNH carry an average student debt load of $21,994.

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#7

Sterling College

Craftsbury Common, VT

With a ranking of #7, Sterling College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the remote area of Craftsbury Common, Sterling is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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North Shore Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Schools in the New England Region list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Vermont Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Schools in the New England Region list. Vermont Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Randolph.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

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

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

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 28 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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