Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #21 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agriculture & agriculture operations. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 869 degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School
The agriculture & agriculture operations program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations rankings. We derive our Best Overall Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 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 Minnesota.
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Best Schools for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Minnesota
The schools below may not offer all types of agriculture & agriculture operations degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Minnesota Schools in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 419.00000000000006 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, agriculture & agriculture operations degree recipients generally earn an average of $38,053 in the first five years of their career.
Ridgewater College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Ridgewater College is a small public college located in the remote town of Willmar. This college ranks 41st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 109 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at Ridgewater College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the agriculture & agriculture operations program earn around $39,627 in the first couple years of working.
University of Minnesota - Crookston is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. UMN Crookston is a small public university located in the distant town of Crookston. A Best Colleges rank of #629 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Crookston is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at UMN Crookston in the most recent data year. Those agriculture & agriculture operations students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Crookston make $3,040 more than the typical agriculture & agriculture operations grad.
Southwest Minnesota State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Marshall. This university ranks 48th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 16 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at Southwest Minnesota State University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, agriculture & agriculture operations degree recipients typically make an average of $38,927 at the beginning of their 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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