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2023 Most Popular General Agriculture Schools

36 Colleges
$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Agriculture Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Agriculture program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Agriculture Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State Polytechnic University - Pomona the most popular school in the United States for general agriculture students. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the United States. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for general agriculture students. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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#6

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general agriculture programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Agriculture Schools ranking. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general agriculture students. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general agriculture programs. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general agriculture students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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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 28 schools only.

  • 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.

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