2024 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you plan on getting your associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #13 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for agriculture & agriculture operations students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 166 associate degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agriculture & agriculture operations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agriculture & agriculture operations students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt agriculture & agriculture operations students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agriculture & agriculture operations related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agriculture & agriculture operations students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations.

Top Minnesota Schools for an Associate in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

1

Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

65 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations needs to take a look at Ridgewater College. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in agriculture & agriculture operations from Ridgewater College

2

Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations needs to take a look at Dakota County Technical College. DCTC is a small public college located in the rural area of Rosemount.More information about a associate in agriculture & agriculture operations from Dakota County Technical College

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	35	150
Nebraska	34	202
Iowa	33	447
South Dakota	32	232
Missouri	32	199
North Dakota	26	110

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	100
Agricultural Economics & Business	25
Horticulture	19
Agricultural Production	12
General Agriculture	3
Animal Science	3
Plant Sciences	2
Agricultural Mechanization	1
Food Science Technology	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Technologies	672
Engineering	138
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	81
Natural Resources & Conservation	62
Architecture & Related Services	29
Physical Sciences	20
Science Technologies / Technicians	14
Mathematics & Statistics	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter. More about our data sources and methodologies.