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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major

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Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture is the 617th most popular major in the country with 552 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major” ranking analyzed 62 colleges that offered a degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in agroecology and sustainable agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for agroecology students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture

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Sterling College
Craftsbury Common, Vermont

Out of the 62 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Sterling College landed the #1 spot on the list. Craftsbury Common, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s agroecology degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Sterling

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puerto Rico - Utuado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major list. University of Puerto Rico - Utuado is a small school located in Utuado, that handed out 15 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UPR Utuado Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Kansas Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major list. Located in Goodland, Kansas, this small public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified ’s agroecology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at NWKTC

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Prescott College
Prescott, Arizona

Out of the 62 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Prescott College landed the #4 spot on the list. Prescot College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Prescot College

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Unity College
Unity, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major list. Unity, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s agroecology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Unity College

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Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau, North Dakota

Dakota College at Bottineau did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking, coming in at #6. Dakota College at Bottineau is a small school located in Bottineau, North Dakota that handed out 3 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full MSU-Bottineau Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

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Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, Washington

Walla Walla Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. Walla Walla Community College is a public institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Walla Walla Community College

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Andrew College
Cuthbert, Georgia

With a ranking of #8, Andrew College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major list. Andrew College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cuthbert, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Andrew College Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

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Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Delaware Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking, coming in at #9. DelVal is a small school located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at DelVal

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Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine

Southern Maine Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 8 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Southern Maine Community College

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 ’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Mississippi State

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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas is a small school located in Barranquitas, that handed out 2 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

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Tompkins Cortland Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. This small school is located in Dryden, New York, and it awarded 4 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Tompkins Cortland Community College Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

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Central State University
Wilberforce, Ohio

Central State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. Central State University is a public institution located in Wilberforce, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Central State University

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Lenoir Community College
Kinston, North Carolina

Lenoir Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. Lenoir Community College is a small public school situated in Kinston, North Carolina. It awarded 22 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lenoir Community College Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

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Kennebec Valley Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. Located in Fairfield, Maine, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s agroecology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Kennebec Valley Community College

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #17, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified ’s agroecology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at UMass Amherst

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Hocking College
Nelsonville, Ohio

Hocking College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major list. Nelsonville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agroecology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Full Hocking Technical College Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report

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University of California - Davis came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at UC Davis

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Maharishi International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s agroecology students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Maharishi International University

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Highland Community College
Highland, Kansas

Highland Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major list. Highland Community College is a public institution located in Highland, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Highland Community College

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking, coming in at #23. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 10 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at UW

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Northeast Community College
Norfolk, Nebraska

Northeast Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 3 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Northeast

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major ranking. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agroecology degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Purdue University - Main Campus

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