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2023 Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools

119 Colleges
$36,788 Avg Salary
$21,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 49,899 people earned a degree or certificate in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the #21 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 119 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the United States for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the United States. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the United States. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Iowa State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#11

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on this year’s best schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

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With a ranking of #14, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#15

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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With a ranking of #17, The University of Findlay did quite well on this year’s best schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Agriculture students that almost earned our Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
19 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
20 University of Minnesota - Crookston Crookston, MN
21 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
22 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
23 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations by Region

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

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

Majors Similar 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 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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