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2024 Best General Agriculture Schools

60 Colleges in the United States
3,370 Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$36,894 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Agriculture is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #157 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 60 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Agriculture Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,370 degrees in general agriculture to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great General Agriculture School

Best General Agriculture Schools Your choice of general agriculture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Agriculture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Agriculture Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Agriculture
Bachelor's Degrees in Agriculture
Master's Degrees in Agriculture
Doctor's Degrees in Agriculture

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Agriculture Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Agriculture in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of agriculture degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in Agriculture

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$41,224 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in general agriculture. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 76 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general agriculture degree program at Cornell University get $4,330 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$70,487 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Washington State University if you want to pursue a degree in general agriculture. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.

There were roughly 31 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general agriculture program at Washington State University make $33,593 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Agriculture Degrees Awarded
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general agriculture needs to take a look at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.

There were about 52 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year. Those general agriculture students who get their degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo make $10,284 more than the standard agriculture grad.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$43,717 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat South Dakota State University if you want to pursue a degree in general agriculture. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.

There were approximately 75 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general agriculture major at South Dakota State University make $6,823 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$48,793 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.

There were about 36 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general agriculture degree program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln get $11,899 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
178 Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$41,426 Median Starting Salary

Illinois State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Normal. This university ranks 8th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 178 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general agriculture major at Illinois State University make $4,532 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
32 Agriculture Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 32 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
40 Agriculture Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 40 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$51,124 Median Starting Salary
$19,773 Median Student Debt

Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Those general agriculture students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station receive $14,230 more than the average agriculture graduate.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$36,860 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 46 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the agriculture program report average early career earnings of $36,860.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for General Agriculture students that almost earned our Best General Agriculture Schools award.

Rank College Location
10 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
11 Auburn University Auburn, AL
12 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
13 University of Georgia Athens, GA
14 University of Delaware Newark, DE
15 Dordt University Sioux Center, IA

General Agriculture by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Agriculture Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Agriculture 3,370

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Majors Similar to Agriculture

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175
Agricultural Production 3,066
Food Science Technology 2,532
Agricultural Mechanization 1,280
Animal Services 990
Agricultural Public Services 845

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