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2023 Most Popular Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master'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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Most Popular Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the most popular school in the Southeast Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at NC State, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Women make up 70% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southeast Region . Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

About 36% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

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

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 52% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

About 58% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 41% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#10

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

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

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,254
West Virginia 256
South Carolina 473
Florida 1,234
Virginia 703
Arkansas 636
Mississippi 568
Louisiana 443
Alabama 702
Kentucky 898
Georgia 876
Tennessee 1,090

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 25 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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