2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Colleges.
Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Agriculture
Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Southern Maine Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.
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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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
| 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 6 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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