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Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools

2023 Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools

28 Colleges
$54,281 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Agriculture Master's Degree School for You

General Agriculture is the #159 most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for agriculture majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in the United States for general agriculture students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the United States. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the United States. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general agriculture students working on their master’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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General Agriculture by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 16 majors within the area of study, general agriculture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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