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2023 Best Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduate Certificate School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #21 most popular major in the country with 7,531 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Best Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Agriculture

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best school in the Plains States Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their graduate certificate. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Agriculture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 307
Missouri 192
Minnesota 180
Iowa 269
North Dakota 40
Nebraska 108
South Dakota 54

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179
Agricultural Production 163
Soil Sciences 158
Other Agriculture 104
International Agriculture 46
Horticulture 15
Animal Services 8
Food Processing 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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