General Agriculture is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #130 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general agriculture. Combined, these schools handed out 65 bachelor's degrees in general agriculture to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general agriculture students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other general agriculture students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt general agriculture students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general agriculture related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general agriculture students working on their bachelor's degree.
The agriculture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Agriculture in Louisiana
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general agriculture students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Agriculture
It is difficult to beat McNeese State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general agriculture. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
Those general agriculture students who get their bachelor's degree from McNeese State University earn $4,681 more than the standard agriculture student.
It is hard to beat Southern University and A & M College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general agriculture. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the agriculture program make around $30,865 in the first couple years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
