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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$42,385 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,495 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, agriculture and agriculture operations was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 7,531 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for agriculture and agriculture operations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year.

Cornell also made our Best Agriculture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Cornell University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Agriculture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Delaware Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Agriculture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Maryland - College Park Report

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 245
Pennsylvania 214
Maryland 64
New Jersey 10
District of Columbia 3
Delaware 18

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179
Agricultural Production 163
Soil Sciences 158
Other Agriculture 104
International Agriculture 46
Horticulture 15
Animal Services 8
Food Processing 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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