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2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

There are about 334,837 students enrolled in Agriculture in the USA.

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popularity

Very Popular

Compared to national avg.

Diplomas received last year

119,265

Vs. National Avg.

654%

popularity Rank

#13

cost

Very Affordable

Compared to national avg.

Median degree cost

$14K

Vs. National Avg.

-41%

cost Rank

#372

salary

Low Paying

Compared to national avg.

Average Salary Two Years Out of School

$34K

Vs. National Avg.

-15%

salary Rank

#382

professors

Not Very Good

Compared to national avg.

Professor Rating

C+

Vs. National Avg.

-9%

professors Rank

#360

students

Not Very Diverse

Compared to national avg.

Diversity Rating

C+

Vs. National Avg.

-8%

students Rank

#383

SUMMARY

Studying Agriculture is a valuable choice and generally a necessary first step for pupils hoping to enter a career as an agriculture worker, a farm worker, or an agricultural loan officer. In fact, agriculture is a very rare major coming in at the 139th most popular degree. Last academic year alone, there were 2,377 agriculture diplomas received. In-state tuition for agriculture at private universities is, on average, 4.1 times more pricey than their public peers.

With only 80 schools having programs for agriculture you could have a smaller selection of institutions you can choose from. If you're looking to immerse yourself with other agriculture undergraduates, consider looking at colleges in Texas which have the most undergraduates admitted to agriculture annually. More generally, the top region to pursue agriculture is in the Southeast region with Western Kentucky University, The University of Tennessee-Martin, and Tennessee Technological University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick for the best conference to major in agriculture is the Ohio Valley Conference with Morehead State University, The University of Tennessee-Martin, and Tennessee Technological University representing the conference. That being said, our choice for the best school for agriculture is Cornell University. You might also want to check out our list of the best colleges.

The overall 'best' school does not have to be the best school for every student. There are many more angels to weigh when selecting institution. External stuff like campus amenities, transportation services, and food would impact your inclinations on where to go to school. At authority.org, we've weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are intrigued by which agriculture college has the top college campus, the answer is Rutgers University-New Brunswick. If, for example, you are mostly interested in which school boasts the top campus, then we have an entire page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through student reviews, professor reviews, government databases, and more to compare every major in the United States in an unbiased and informative way. You can find our comprehensive list for the universities with the best student life&nbsphere and, from that list, our selection for the college with the best student life for agriculture is Cornell University. Are you curious why? Continue scrolling to learn more about our top recommendations. Some of our conclusions will probably shock you.

If cost is a major factor in your decisions, you might consider avoiding Cornell University. Cornell University&nbspis the most expensive university for agriculture, at least regarding out of state enrollment. That being said, we have an entire list of the most expensive&nbspcolleges that could put the cost of Cornell University&nbspinto perspective. For more context, you could want to know that agriculture is the 337th most expensive degree in the United States, with an average expense of $20,400. On a broader scale, the most costly state for agriculture in the country is New York with costs at the main university, Cornell University, of $56,550. Even more broadly, the most expensive region of the country for agriculture is the New England region which is best demonstrated with University of Connecticut with a cost of $36,466, and University of Vermont with a cost of $41,280.

Our cheapest region for agriculture is the Plains region which is represented by Northwest Missouri State University with a cost of $10,738, Dickinson State University with a cost of $9,782, and South Dakota State University with a cost of $11,172. More optimistically, the most affordable college for agriculture is Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Our comprehensive list of the most affordable schools can be found here.

In-state students can anticipate paying about $9,700 for a degree in agriculture. The price increases significantly to an average of $21,700 for an out-of-state public-school undergrad. On that note, our choice for the university representing the best value for agriculture: Cornell University. Through this link you will see our comprehensive list for the universities we believe to be the best value&nbspoverall. Do know, this idea is based on out-of-state tuition costs. A discussion of value changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.

Earnings for agriculture students can vary, but within two years completing the major students will often make in the neighborhood of $46,900. While there can be much variation in earnings; highest paid earners can make up to $98,500. Even straight out of college, the minimum earning jobs within the agriculture field make $21,900, which isn't that bad. The highest earning grads for agriculture graduated from Cornell University&nbspand if you want to find the universities with all of the highest earning graduates, we have that too.

The overall diversity of agriculture lies near the bottom, being in only the 15th percentile of all majors. The university with the highest composite diversity for agriculture is Cornell University&nbspand here you can find our general list of the colleges which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of the Agriculture major only is within the 67th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is even less in the 11th percentile. White collegians compose the largest share at 79% of scholars studying agriculture. Additionally, 53% of undergrads pursuing an agriculture degree are women.

The median score for agriculture's professors is 4 stars, which is surprisingly the median score for all majors; which is a fine. If you are looking for the most popular agriculture professor nationally, consider looking up Neal Eash from The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. It might surprise you, but the top rated instructors of agriculture by student come from The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. If we consider data beyond simply rankings we find that the school possessing the best instructors for agriculture is Cornell University. One will find more detail on our ever evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, as well as many of the top examples of professors in the country.

Finally, the most difficult college to get into for agriculture is Cornell University. While we think of this list more as a novelty, we have a comprehensive page for the hardest colleges to get into. Although, we do hope you understand that approaching the higher education world with a perspective only derived from superlatives can create issues. We at Authority encourage you to read our other pages on individual universities and explore some of Authority's background pages on beneficial details to consider as you progress with your school search.

Top 25 Best Colleges for Agriculture

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A+

Rating

#1 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX | https://www.tamu.edu/

63%

Acceptance

73,308

Students

#123

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#2 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL | www.ufl.edu/

31%

Acceptance

58,857

Students

#76

Ranking

$29K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#3 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY | www.cornell.edu/

11%

Acceptance

24,594

Students

#14

Ranking

$59K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#4 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC | www.ncsu.edu/

46%

Acceptance

40,537

Students

#136

Ranking

$29K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#5 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL | www.illinois.edu/

63%

Acceptance

57,324

Students

#125

Ranking

$33K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#6 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

University of Georgia

Athens, GA | www.uga.edu/

48%

Acceptance

42,941

Students

#120

Ranking

$31K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#7 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA | ucdavis.edu/

46%

Acceptance

41,236

Students

#96

Ranking

$44K

Tuition

A

Rating

#8 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH | www.osu.edu/

68%

Acceptance

66,017

Students

#194

Ranking

$34K

Tuition

B

Rating

#9 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS | www.k-state.edu/

94%

Acceptance

23,353

Students

#803

Ranking

$26K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#10 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN | https://www.purdue.edu/

67%

Acceptance

49,027

Students

#129

Ranking

$29K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#11 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA | calpoly.edu/

38%

Acceptance

22,817

Students

#114

Ranking

$26K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#12 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI | www.wisc.edu/

57%

Acceptance

47,831

Students

#101

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

A

Rating

#13 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Iowa State University

Ames, IA | www.iastate.edu/

88%

Acceptance

35,319

Students

#375

Ranking

$25K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#14 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN | https://twin-cities.umn.edu/

70%

Acceptance

63,760

Students

#159

Ranking

$33K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#15 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK | www.okstate.edu/

67%

Acceptance

26,463

Students

#453

Ranking

$25K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#16 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO | colostate.edu/

84%

Acceptance

37,806

Students

#426

Ranking

$31K

Tuition

A

Rating

#17 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI | https://www.msu.edu/

76%

Acceptance

55,406

Students

#178

Ranking

$40K

Tuition

B

Rating

#18 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS | https://www.msstate.edu/

80%

Acceptance

24,449

Students

#772

Ranking

$24K

Tuition

A

Rating

#19 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Auburn University

Auburn, AL | www.auburn.edu/

85%

Acceptance

32,840

Students

#276

Ranking

$32K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#20 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR | https://www.uark.edu/

78%

Acceptance

30,137

Students

#498

Ranking

$26K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#21 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Clemson University

Clemson, SC | www.clemson.edu/

62%

Acceptance

28,933

Students

#153

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#22 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA | www.vt.edu/

66%

Acceptance

38,350

Students

#130

Ranking

$33K

Tuition

B

Rating

#23 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

The University of Findlay

Findlay, OH | www.findlay.edu/

80%

Acceptance

5,207

Students

#860

Ranking

$36K

Tuition

B

Rating

#24 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID | www.uidaho.edu/

74%

Acceptance

13,852

Students

#945

Ranking

$28K

Tuition

A−

Rating

#25 2024 Best Colleges for Agriculture

Washington State University

Pullman, WA | wsu.edu/

80%

Acceptance

35,394

Students

#513

Ranking

$27K

Tuition

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