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2021 Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

25 Colleges
1,916 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,854 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsGeneral Agriculture is the #130th most popular major in the country with 1,916 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

This year's Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general agriculture programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

Check out the agriculture programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Illinois State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general agriculture ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Illinois State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Agriculture list.

About 1.7% of Illinois State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.

Full General Agriculture at Illinois State University Report

2

Our rankings recognize The University of Tennessee - Martin as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Martin, UT Martin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UT Martin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for General Agriculture list.

About 2.2% of UT Martin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,612 of UT Martin students are exclusively distance learners. 2,163 students are part time.

Full General Agriculture at The University of Tennessee - Martin Report

3

Our rankings recognize Western Illinois University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, WIU has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture ranking.

About 3.2% of WIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,874 part time students in attendance at WIU.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture ranking.

About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.

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5

Our rankings recognize South Dakota State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings. South Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 3,503 students at South Dakota State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,375 part time students in attendance at South Dakota State.

Read full report on General Agriculture at South Dakota State University

6

Northwest Missouri State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

About 1.6% of Northwest students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,297 of Northwest students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,480 of the students at Northwest are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - Commerce. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M Commerce is lower than is typical, just 3.0% of students default in three years. 4,623 of Texas A&M Commerce students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,873 of the students at Texas A&M Commerce are attending part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas A&M University - Kingsville. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M Kingsville is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,192 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M Kingsville. 1,782 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Tennessee Technological University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville. Tennessee Tech University also made our Best Colleges for General Agriculture list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at Tennessee Tech University is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,609 students take at least one class online at Tennessee Tech University. 1,966 of Tennessee Tech University students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Cornell University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca. Cornell not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for General Agriculture list.

The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.

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General Agriculture by Region

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General Agriculture is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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