2026 Best Agriculture Schools in New York
Agriculture degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their agriculture programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for agriculture students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Agriculture in New York
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall agriculture education in New York.
Top Schools in Agriculture
Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in agriculture. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Roughly 95% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 82 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cornell University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the agriculture program make about $53,465 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $15,599.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
