2025 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in agriculture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #134 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for agriculture students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 120 associate degrees in agriculture during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to agriculture students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agriculture students want to attend this school to pursue a associate 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agriculture related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agriculture students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Agriculture in the Plains States Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for agriculture students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Agriculture

1

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

South Dakota State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in agriculture. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in agriculture from South Dakota State University

2

Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Northeast Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in agriculture. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in agriculture from Northeast Community College

Best Agriculture Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	3
Kansas	275	13
Missouri	210	26
Iowa	200	25
Nebraska	163	20
South Dakota	148	24
North Dakota	144	2

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Agriculture Related Rankings by Major

Agriculture is one of 0 different types of General Agriculture programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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).
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