2023 Most Popular Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 7,531 people earned a degree or certificate in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the #21 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the United States for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 188 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at Texas A&M College Station, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Women make up 74% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 41 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at UNL, 61% are male and 39% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
Women make up 73% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the United States. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
About 75% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 25% are male.
University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 163 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at UGA, 26% are male and 74% are female.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Georgia
Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Of the 138 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at Cornell, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Cornell University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Of the 168 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at UIUC, 21% are male and 79% are female.
Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Of the 31 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at Texas Tech, 55% are male and 45% are female.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Women make up 70% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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11 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
11 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations by Region
View the Most Popular Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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