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2023 Best Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$56,543 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Agriculture

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #8, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

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 8 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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