2021 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In 2018-2019, 21,156 people earned their bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the #22 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 97 colleges that offer a bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture and agriculture operations programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Delaware Valley University has taken the #1 spot in this year's agriculture and agriculture operations ranking for non-traditional students. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Doylestown. DelVal also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations rankings.
The student loan default rate at DelVal is lower than is typical, just 8.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 467 students take at least one class online at DelVal. 512 of DelVal students are attending part time. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Kansas State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations ranking.
About 4.7% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,564 students at K -State that take at least one class online. 3,383 students are part time. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Our rankings recognize Texas A&M University - College Station as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 4,608 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,459 students are part time. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations list, coming in at #4.
About 0.9% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,637 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. There are roughly 1,017 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Cornell University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best agriculture and agriculture operations schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 309 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 101 students are part time.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo. North Dakota State University also made our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations list, coming in at #8.
About 2.6% of North Dakota State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,518 students take at least one class online at North Dakota State University. 2,527 students are part time. North Dakota State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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South Dakota State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population. South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.2%. Approximately 2,992 students take at least one class online at South Dakota State. 3,377 students are part time. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population. Ohio State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations list.
About 4.5% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,037 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,041 of Ohio State students are attending part time. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Our rankings recognize SUNY Cobleskill as the #9 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the town of Cobleskill.
There are approximately 50 students at SUNY Cobleskill that take at least one class online. 217 students are part time. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Iowa State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa State has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations ranking.
About 3.2% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,215 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. 3,779 of Iowa State students are attending part time. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. There are approximately 10,178 students at UNL that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,629 part time students in attendance at UNL. UNL does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Madison as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 6,424 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. About 4,418 of the students at UW - Madison are attending part time. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Purdue University - Main Campus earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population. Purdue not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations list.
The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,641 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. 6,079 students are part time. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UIUC also did well on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,503 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 6,389 students are part time. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 15 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 16 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 17 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 18 | The University of Tennessee - Martin | Martin, TN |
| 19 | Pennsylvania State University - University Park | University Park, PA |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations by Region
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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 7,646 |
| Animal Science | 7,614 |
| General Agriculture | 3,456 |
| Plant Sciences | 3,064 |
| Agricultural Production | 2,452 |
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Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 196,678 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | 173,112 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 160,242 |
| Physical Sciences | 53,214 |
| Engineering Technologies | 52,780 |
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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