2026 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
[Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/plant-sciences/agricultural-and-horticultural-plant-breeding/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students.
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2026 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural & horticultural plant breeding degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools
Our analysis ranked Cornell University the best value for a degree in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding in the Middle Atlantic Region. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $69,314 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $15,990 to complete the agricultural & horticultural plant breeding program here. Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates of Cornell University earn a median of $32,236 early in their careers. Set against $15,990 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 9%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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