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2023 Best General Agriculture Schools

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$36,894 Avg Salary
$20,543 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Agriculture School for You

In 2020-2021, 353 people earned a degree or certificate in general agriculture, making the major the #200 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Agriculture Schools ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Agriculture Schools in the United States

Check out the agriculture programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Agriculture Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in the United States for general agriculture students. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Schools list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the United States. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the United States. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Illinois State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general agriculture programs. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Agriculture Schools ranking. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Agriculture Schools ranking. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Fresno ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Schools list. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #10, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for general agriculture students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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General Agriculture by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general agriculture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Agriculture

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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