by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 462 people earned their degree in agricultural communication/journalism, making the major the 595th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 429 agricultural communication/journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural communication/journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in agricultural communication/journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #1 spot on the list. ABAC Tifton is a small public school situated in Tifton, Georgia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Texas A&M University Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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 85%.
Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking, coming in at #6. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 76 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 83 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Texas A&M University - College Station
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 24 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at U of I
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking, coming in at #10. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 8 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism 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%.
Kansas State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 14 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Kansas State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 13 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking, coming in at #14. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 21 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Georgia landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Communication/Journalism at University of Georgia
With a ranking of #16, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at SHSU
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Utah State University
Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Auburn
Huntington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major ranking, coming in at #20. Huntington University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntington, Indiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Huntington University
University of Minnesota - Crookston ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Communication/Journalism Major list. This small school is located in Crookston, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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