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2025 Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southeast Region

10 Colleges in the Southeast Region
850 Agribusiness Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #230 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for agribusiness/agricultural business operations students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 850 degrees in agribusiness/agricultural business operations annually.

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Choosing a Great Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations School

Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of agribusiness/agricultural business operations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for agribusiness/agricultural business operations schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the agribusiness degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Agribusiness

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
55 Agribusiness Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 55 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
115 Agribusiness Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 115 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
31 Agribusiness Degrees Awarded

Virginia Tech is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 31 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
89 Agribusiness Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Arkansas if you want to pursue a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were approximately 89 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS
37 Agribusiness Degrees Awarded

Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #583 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mississippi State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 37 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
86 Agribusiness Degrees Awarded

UT Martin is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Martin. This university ranks 32nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 86 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at UT Martin in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AR
50 Agribusiness Degrees Awarded

A-State is a large public university located in the small city of Jonesboro. This university ranks 4th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 50 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. This university ranks 47th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 9 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at Florida A&M University in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 18th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 17 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AR
43 Agribusiness Degrees Awarded

ATU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Russellville. This university ranks 12th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 43 agribusiness/agricultural business operations students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent data year.

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Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agribusiness/agricultural business operations schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 6
North Carolina 710 144
Georgia 690 67
Virginia 630 35
Tennessee 624 91
South Carolina 530 5
Mississippi 501 56
Alabama 500 9
Arkansas 466 270

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Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations is one of 6 different types of Agricultural Economics & Business programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics 393
Agricultural Business 365
Agricultural Business & Management 6
Agricultural Business Technology 3
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management 1

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