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2024 Best Agricultural Production Operations Schools

10 Colleges in the United States
605 Agricultural Production Ops Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, agricultural production operations sits in the middle of the road, ranking #633 out of 1506 majors in the country. 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 looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Agricultural Production Operations Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 605 degrees in agricultural production operations during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Production Operations School

Best Agricultural Production Operations Schools Your choice of agricultural production operations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Agricultural Production 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.

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Associate Degrees in Agricultural Production Ops
Bachelor's Degrees in Agricultural Production Ops
Master's Degrees in Agricultural Production Ops

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agricultural Production Operations Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Agricultural Production Operations in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of agricultural production ops degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Agricultural Production Ops

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SD
35.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in agricultural production operations needs to look into South Dakota State University. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means South Dakota State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent data year.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA

It is difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a degree in agricultural production operations. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 30 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in agricultural production operations has to take a look at Northeast Iowa Community College. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 31st out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 6 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at NICC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Every student who is interested in agricultural production operations needs to take a look at Kirkwood Community College. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids. This college ranks 28th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 23 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

Any student pursuing a degree in agricultural production operations needs to look into Washington State University. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
40 Agricultural Production Ops Degrees Awarded

Located in the rural area of Curtis, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a public college with a small student population.

There were about 40 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in the most recent data year.

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Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Dordt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Sioux Center. This university ranks 8th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were approximately 8 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Dordt in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AR
25.0% Growth in Graduates

UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT

USU is a very large public university located in the small city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ

University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 2 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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Agricultural Production Operations by Region

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Far Western US
Southwest
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Agricultural Production Operations is one of 9 different types of Agricultural Production programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Agricultural Production Ops

Related Major Annual Graduates
Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production 878
Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture 552
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science & Management 436
Crop Production 350
Aquaculture 148
Dairy Husbandry & Production 78
Agricultural Production Operations 19

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