by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 105 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,551 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 67 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. To top this list, a school must have a successful general agriculture program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The agriculture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree agriculture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified associates’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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Casper College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 7 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sheridan, Wyoming, and it awarded 6 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Cheyenne, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Laramie County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Big Horn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Little Big Horn College is located in Crow Agency, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
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