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2023 Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Of the 148 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at UW, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 46% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Women make up 51% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

Of the 84 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at U of I, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#8

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.

Women make up 59% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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The University of Montana - Western landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the remote town of Dillon, Montana Western is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#10

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

Rocky Mountain College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Rocky is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Billings.

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 894
Utah 424
Montana 184
Idaho 324
Wyoming 344

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 12 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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