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2023 Best Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$28,856 Avg Salary
$11,961 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, agriculture and agriculture operations was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 49,899 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Agriculture

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Ridgewater College the best school in the Plains States Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Plains States Region . Central Community College is a medium-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 Iowa Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Curtis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

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#6

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

With a ranking of #6, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,085
Minnesota 657
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

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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