If you're seeking a degree in international agriculture, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #332 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for international agriculture students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 100 degrees in international agriculture to qualified students.
The international ag program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International Agriculture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for international agriculture schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
The international ag 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 International Agriculture Schools.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for International Agriculture in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of international ag degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat University of California - Davis if you want to pursue a degree in international agriculture. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 international agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
Cornell University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in international agriculture. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 international agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a degree in international agriculture. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. This university ranks 2nd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 31 international agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the international ag program report average early career income of $52,068.
Any student pursuing a degree in international agriculture needs to look into Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 19 international agriculture students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the international ag program state that they receive average early career wages of $52,415.
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).
The international ag program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for International Agriculture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for international agriculture schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
