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2023 Best Agriculture Schools in Minnesota

4 Colleges
$40,459 Avg Salary
$18,572 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #22 most popular major in Minnesota with 657 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Agriculture Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in Minnesota

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Minnesota Schools in Agriculture

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Our analysis found Ridgewater College to be the best school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Ridgewater College accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

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Out of the 4 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the town of Crookston.

While working on their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations majors at UMN Crookston accumulate an average of around $19,771 in student debt.

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Out of the 4 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

On average, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $19,616 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $260, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Southwest Minnesota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in Minnesota. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marshall.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,085
Iowa 1,469
South Dakota 595
Missouri 1,091
Nebraska 847
North Dakota 370

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 4 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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