by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 21st most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,342 and had an average of $19,867 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 869 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,459 and $18,572 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agriculture and agriculture operations.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota agriculture & agriculture operations students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. UMN Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UMN Crookston Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota. South Central College is a public institution located in North Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Central College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. Ridgewater College is a small school located in Willmar, Minnesota that handed out 109 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Ridgewater College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a public institution located in Marshall, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Southwest Minnesota State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 419 diplomas to qualified ’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at UMN Twin Cities
Hennepin Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. Hennepin Technical College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Hennepin Technical College
Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a small school located in Granite Falls, Minnesota that handed out 51 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota West Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Northland Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
Full Northland Community and Technical College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
With a ranking of #9, Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Brainerd, Minnesota, and it awarded 52 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Lakes College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Century College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #10. Century College is a medium-sized public school situated in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 7 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Century College Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #11. Rochester Community and Technical College is located in Rochester, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Riverland Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. Located in Austin, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Riverland Community College
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 1 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
With a ranking of #14, Normandale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. This medium-sized school is located in Bloomington, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Normandale Community College
With a ranking of #14, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. M State is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 0 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at M State
Anoka Technical College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota ranking. Anoka Technical College is a small school located in Anoka, Minnesota that handed out 0 ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Anoka Technical College
With a ranking of #14, Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Minnesota list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at MSC Southeast
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