2025 Best General Agriculture Schools in the Plains States Region
9Colleges in the Plains States Region
424Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$42,178Avg Early-Career Salary
General Agriculture is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #157 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general agriculture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 424 degrees in general agriculture annually.
The agriculture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Agriculture rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Agriculture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 General Agriculture Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Agriculture in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of agriculture degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
South Dakota State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general agriculture. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. A Best Colleges rank of #425 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means South Dakota State is a great university overall.
There were about 69 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available. Those general agriculture students who get their degree from South Dakota State University receive $7,603 more than the typical agriculture grad.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general agriculture. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the agriculture program make around $43,669 for their early career.
Any student pursuing a degree in general agriculture has to look into University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were about 29 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the agriculture program state that they receive average early career earnings of $42,145.
Northeast Community College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general agriculture. Northeast is a moderately-sized public college located in the town of Norfolk. This college ranks 10th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 21 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Northeast in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 20th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 30 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Northwest in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the agriculture program make an average of $38,678 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 23 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the agriculture program state that they receive average early career income of $36,853.
Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were about 25 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, agriculture degree recipients generally earn about $35,737 in the first five years of their career.
FHSU is a large public university located in the remote town of Hays. This university ranks 26th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 41 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent year we have data available. General Agriculture degree recipients from Fort Hays State University get an earnings boost of approximately $5,870 above the average earnings of general agriculture majors.
Located in the city of Jefferson City, LU Missouri is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 45th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 16 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at LU Missouri in the most recent data year.
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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The agriculture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Agriculture rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Agriculture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
