by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 associate degree level specifically, there were 823 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 104 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general agriculture programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Blinn College is located in Brenham, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 190 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate. Ivy Tech Community College is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 79 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Ivy Tech Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Connors State College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate. Connors State College is located in Warner, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 104 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 41 associates’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate. This small school is located in Miami, Oklahoma, and it awarded 41 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate ranking. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on General Agriculture at South Dakota State
Kaskaskia College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Kaskaskia College is located in Centralia, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate ranking. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a public institution located in Goodwell, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Northeast Community College
Western Oklahoma State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Western Oklahoma State College
Ellsworth Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Iowa Falls, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Rosa, California. It awarded 18 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Santa Rosa Junior College
With a ranking of #13, Redlands Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Redlands Community College is a public institution located in El Reno, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 15 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Murray State College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and it awarded 14 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate ranking. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 14 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Agriculture at North Carolina State University
Arizona Western College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate ranking. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Arizona Western College
Potomac State College of West Virginia University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate ranking. Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a small school located in Keyser, West Virginia that handed out 11 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at WVU Potomac State College
Eastern Oklahoma State College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate ranking. Eastern is a small public school situated in Wilburton, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school situated in Twin Falls, Idaho. It awarded 11 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at College of Southern Idaho
Butler Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Butler CC is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 10 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Butler Community College
Missouri State University - West Plains ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Missouri State University - West Plains is located in West Plains, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
College of Micronesia-FSM did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Pohnpei, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Alfred State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Casper College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major for an Associate list. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 7 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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