by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Agriculture is the 157th most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,894 and had an average of $20,543 in loans still to pay off.
Across Missouri, there were 133 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,827 and $19,200 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general agriculture.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri agriculture students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 24 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri list. Truman State is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 20 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri list. Ozarks Technical Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri list. Jefferson City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Missouri State University - West Plains came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri ranking. This small school is located in West Plains, Missouri, and it awarded 8 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Charles Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Cottleville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
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