2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region

A doctor's degree in agronomy and crop science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #159 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of agronomy and crop science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 doctor's degrees in agronomy and crop science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Agronomy & Crop Science School for Your Doctor's Degree

The agronomy and crop science doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for agronomy and crop science, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Agronomy & Crop Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for agronomy and crop science.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in agronomy and crop science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Agronomy and Crop Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in agronomy and crop science. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in agronomy and crop science in Nebraska.

There were roughly 14 agronomy and crop science individuals who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.

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2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Kansas State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in agronomy and crop science. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in agronomy and crop science in Kansas.

There were roughly 9 agronomy and crop science individuals who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in agronomy and crop science from Kansas State University

3

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SD

#1 Best Quality In SD

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in agronomy and crop science has to look into South Dakota State University. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in agronomy and crop science in South Dakota.

There were approximately 4 agronomy and crop science students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Iowa State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in agronomy and crop science. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in agronomy and crop science in Iowa.

There were about 4 agronomy and crop science students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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5

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in agronomy and crop science in North Dakota.

There were about 3 agronomy and crop science individuals who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in agronomy and crop science from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Best Agronomy & Crop Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular agronomy and crop science schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Iowa	184	4
Kansas	126	12
Nebraska	91	14
North Dakota	78	3
South Dakota	54	1

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Agronomy & Crop Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Plant Sciences area of study, Agronomy & Crop Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Science, General	20
Horticultural Science	6
Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding	6

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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