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Agriculture at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

What traits are you looking for in a school for Agriculture, take a look at what University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities sits in Minneapolis, MN.

Online & Distance Learning at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Online coursework is an option at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Of 56,666 students, 2,058 (4%) studied exclusively online and 18,568 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Agriculture Rankings at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Use these rankings to compare University of Minnesota-Twin Cities’s Agriculture program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#1 of 11
Best Value	Minnesota	#11 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#14 of 75
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#62 of 75
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#76 of 521
Best Value	Nationwide	#369 of 523

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#1 of 11
Best Value	Minnesota	#11 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#14 of 75
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#62 of 75
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#76 of 521
Best Value	Nationwide	#369 of 523

Earnings for Agriculture Graduates from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Those who finish University of Minnesota-Twin Cities’s Agriculture program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$36,833
2 years	$49,985
3 years	$44,815
4 years	$69,100
5 years	$86,154

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Agriculture graduates from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities report median earnings of $69,100, compared with $71,500 for all University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates — about 3% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Agriculture graduates from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities comes in at $19,360.

Best-Paid Careers for Agriculture Graduates

Graduates of the Agriculture program at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Agriculture majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	$109,813
Food Science Technicians	$100,898
Animal Scientists	$93,823
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$84,680
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,966
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,831
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
Soil and Plant Scientists	$59,587

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.