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2025 Best Agricultural Production Operations Schools

10 Colleges in the United States
617 Agricultural Production Ops Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, agricultural production operations sits in the middle of the road, ranking #633 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for agricultural production operations students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 617 degrees in agricultural production operations to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Production Operations School

Best Agricultural Production Operations Schools Your choice of agricultural production operations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Agricultural Production Operations School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Agricultural Production Operations Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Agricultural Production Ops
Bachelor's Degrees in Agricultural Production Ops
Master's Degrees in Agricultural Production Ops

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agricultural Production Operations Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Agricultural Production Operations in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of agricultural production ops degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Agricultural Production Ops

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
35 Agricultural Production Ops Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in agricultural production operations. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 35 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SD
4.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in agricultural production operations has to take a look at South Dakota State University. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #425 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means South Dakota State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
32 Agricultural Production Ops Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in agricultural production operations needs to check out Kirkwood Community College. Kirkwood Community College is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids. This college ranks 16th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 32 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
8.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in agricultural production operations needs to take a look at Washington State University. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.

There were about 23 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
75.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT

USU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Logan. This university ranks 6th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 10 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Lake Land College is a small public college located in the rural area of Mattoon. This college ranks 76th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 11 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Lake Land College in the most recent data year.

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College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Twin Falls. This college ranks 9th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.More information about a degree in agricultural production operations from College of Southern Idaho

9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
67 Agricultural Production Ops Degrees Awarded

Located in the remote area of Curtis, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a public college with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 67 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY

Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 19 agricultural production operations students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year.

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Agricultural Production Operations by Region

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Agricultural Production Operations is one of 9 different types of Agricultural Production programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Agricultural Production Ops

Related Major Annual Graduates
Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production 872
Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture 597
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science & Management 427
Crop Production 377
Aquaculture 139
Dairy Husbandry & Production 80
Agricultural Production Operations 15

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