by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,105 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 78 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. To top this list, a school must have a successful agriculture program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 172 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s list. UT Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 97 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 88 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 78 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. WIU is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
California State University - Chico ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s list. Chico State is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Agriculture at California State University - Chico
Cornell University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 66 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Tennessee Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tennessee Technological University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Agriculture at Tennessee Technological University
Western Kentucky University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
McNeese State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. McNeese State University is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 51 students 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%.
Austin Peay State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Austin Peay State University is a public institution located in Clarksville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Delaware landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Prairie View A & M University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 43 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Fort Hays State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 38 bachelors’s agriculture degrees 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 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agriculture at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 36 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
California State University - Stanislaus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stan State is a fairly large public school situated in Turlock, California. It awarded 35 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full California State University - Stanislaus Agriculture Report
With a ranking of #19, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
North Carolina State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Tennessee State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s list. Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture at Tennessee State University
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 28 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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