When it comes to popularity, agriculture & agriculture operations sits in the middle of the road, ranking #21 out of 38 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for agriculture & agriculture operations students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 730 degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School
Your choice of agriculture & agriculture operations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings by Degree Level
The agriculture & agriculture operations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in Arkansas.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Arkansas
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the agriculture & agriculture operations degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Arkansas Schools in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
University of Arkansas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 322 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations degree recipients from University of Arkansas receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,335 above the typical income of agriculture & agriculture operations graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations needs to check out Arkansas State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 106 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, agriculture & agriculture operations degree recipients typically make an average of $35,037 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student pursuing a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations has to check out Arkansas Tech University. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 50 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, agriculture & agriculture operations degree recipients typically earn an average of $34,385 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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