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2023 Best Agriculture Schools in Nebraska

5 Colleges
$37,820 Avg Salary
$16,538 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

In 2020-2021, agriculture and agriculture operations students earned 847 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Agriculture Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges.

Top Nebraska Schools in Agriculture

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in Nebraska for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $20,507 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $187, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Agriculture Schools in Nebraska list. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a small public school located in the rural area of Curtis.

The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture take out is $11,286.

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#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The excellent programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in Nebraska. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Agriculture Schools in Nebraska list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Northeast take out is $9,834.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Agriculture Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.

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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
Minnesota 657
Iowa 1,469
South Dakota 595
Missouri 1,091
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

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 5 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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