2024 Best Agricultural Production Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Agricultural Production is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #181 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Agricultural Production Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in agricultural production during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Production School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of agricultural production for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to agricultural production students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agricultural production students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt agricultural production students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural production related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agricultural production students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Agricultural Production in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in agricultural production.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Agricultural Production

1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

46 Annual Graduates

$51,496 Median Starting Salary

$23,250 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat North Dakota State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in agricultural production. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fargo.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the agricultural production program make about $51,496 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural production from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

20 Annual Graduates

South Dakota State University is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in agricultural production. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural production from South Dakota State University

3

University of Minnesota - Crookston
Crookston, MN

8 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Crookston is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in agricultural production. UMN Crookston is a small public university located in the town of Crookston.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural production from University of Minnesota - Crookston

4

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO

4 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in agricultural production. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural production from Missouri State University - Springfield

5

William Woods University
Fulton, MO

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural production from William Woods University

Best Agricultural Production Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural production schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	10
Minnesota	215	8
Iowa	197	2
North Dakota	149	46
South Dakota	148	20

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agricultural Production

One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Agricultural Production has other similar majors worth exploring.

Agricultural Production Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Crop Production	45
Agricultural Production Operations	20
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science & Management	18
Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture	3

Majors Similar to Agricultural Production

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business	1,011
Animal Science	964
Plant Sciences	472
General Agriculture	245
Food Science Technology	202
Agricultural Mechanization	142
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	51
International Agriculture	49
Other Agriculture	48
Food Processing	44

Notes and References

• 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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