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Agriculture Schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts contains eight schools that offer agriculture programs. Hampshire College, the highest-ranking agriculture school in MA, has a total student population of 1,463 and is the 190th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 8 agriculture schools in Massachusetts, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Simmons College comes out as the most expensive ($34,498/yr), with North Shore Community College as the lowest recorded at only $6,134/yr.

Agriculture students from Massachusetts schools who go on to become agriculturalists, farmers, agricultural engineers, agricultural scientists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Farmers and ranchers make on average $42,710 per year and there are about 520 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the agriculture schools in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from agriculture, there are 5364 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Agriculture Programs in Massachusetts

Hampshire College

• Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Agriculture, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Simmons College

• Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Framingham State College

• Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mount Ida College

• Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Becker College

• Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Springfield Technical Community College

• Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

North Shore Community College

• Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Cape Cod Community College

• Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

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Massachusetts Interesting Facts

• 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
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• "Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush."
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See Also

• Agriculture Information
• Salary Details for a Farmer
• Online Agriculture Schools
• Online Agriculture Programs
• Online Agriculture Courses

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