by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 845 people earned their degree in agricultural public services, making the major the 250th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agricultural public services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,132 and had an average of $18,854 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 156 agricultural public services graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural public services. That schools that top this list have a program in agricultural public services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 43 masters’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 20 masters’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 89%.
Read full report on Agricultural Public Services at UT Knoxville
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s agricultural public services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s agricultural public services degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Public Services at Texas Tech
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #5 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Public Services at North Carolina State University
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agricultural public services degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major list. This fairly large school is located in Mayaguez, , and it awarded 2 masters’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Agricultural Public Services Report
University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agricultural public services degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Kentucky Agricultural Public Services Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 5 masters’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Agricultural Public Services at Louisiana State University
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major ranking. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agricultural public services degrees to 2 students 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%.
Read more about Agricultural Public Services at North Dakota State University
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 2 masters’s agricultural public services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Kansas State University Agricultural Public Services Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major ranking, coming in at #12. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Public Services at UW - Madison
With a ranking of #13, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Public Services Major list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
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