by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major” ranking.
General Agriculture is the 157th most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,894 and had an average of $20,543 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,105 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major” ranking analyzed 78 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in general agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Martin, Tennessee, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 78 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferrum College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ferrum College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ferrum, Virginia. It awarded 11 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warner University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. Warner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lake Wales, Florida. It awarded 19 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dickinson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. DSU is a small school located in Dickinson, North Dakota that handed out 20 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. 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.
Lincoln University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking. This small school is located in Jefferson City, Missouri, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. Alcorn State University is a public institution located in Alcorn State, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Alcorn State University
Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking, coming in at #8. WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Agriculture at Western Illinois University
Berea College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Berea, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Maryland Eastern Shore General Agriculture Report
With a ranking of #11, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 172 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Langston University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. Langston University is a public institution located in Langston, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Langston University
Virginia State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, this small public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Tarleton State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Delaware State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking. Delaware State University is a public institution located in Dover, Delaware. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking, coming in at #16. Tennessee Technological University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
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 General Agriculture at Tennessee Technological University
University of Hawaii at Hilo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking, coming in at #17. UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, Cameron University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Cameron University
Prairie View A & M University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking. Prairie View A & M University 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 #20, Emmanuel College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. Emmanuel College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Franklin Springs, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 32 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Tennessee State University
South Dakota State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Kentucky State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking. Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Kentucky State University
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking, coming in at #24. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 34 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
University of Guam came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major ranking. This small school is located in Mangilao, , and it awarded 12 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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