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2023 Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best General Agriculture Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the best school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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Out of the 28 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 school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the United States. 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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for general agriculture students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the United States. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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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