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2023 Most Popular Agriculture Schools in South Carolina

9 Colleges
$31,669 Avg Salary
$22,673 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

In 2020-2021, 473 degrees and certificates were awarded to agriculture and agriculture operations students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to see which programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a .

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

On average, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from Clemson take out $24,967 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $496, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Piedmont Technical College is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Piedmont Technical College

#3

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Spartanburg Community College

#4

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Trident Technical College is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charleston.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Trident Technical College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out is $13,500.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

South Carolina State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at South Carolina State University

Greenville Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Report

#9

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. It came in at #9 on the list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Bob Jones University

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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