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

A master's degree in agronomy and crop science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #329 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 89 master'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 Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in agronomy and crop science matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Plains States Region ranking.

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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for agronomy and crop science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s 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 master's degree in agronomy and crop science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Agronomy and Crop Science Students Working on Their Master's

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you want to pursue a master's degree in agronomy and crop science. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in agronomy and crop science in Nebraska.

There were about 24 agronomy and crop science individuals who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

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

There were roughly 24 agronomy and crop science students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

19 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in agronomy and crop science has to look into North Dakota State University - Main Campus. North Dakota State University is a large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in agronomy and crop science in North Dakota.

There were approximately 19 agronomy and crop science students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Kansas State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in agronomy and crop science. K -State is a very large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in agronomy and crop science in Kansas.

There were about 11 agronomy and crop science students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SD

#1 Best Quality In SD

South Dakota State University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in agronomy and crop science. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in agronomy and crop science in South Dakota.

There were roughly 11 agronomy and crop science individuals who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.

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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	287	36
Kansas	244	7
Nebraska	200	24
North Dakota	149	13
South Dakota	123	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agronomy and Crop Science

Agronomy & Crop Science is one of 6 different types of Plant Sciences programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Agronomy and Crop Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Science, General	29
Horticultural Science	21
Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding	10
Range Science & Management	4

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms. More about our data sources and methodologies.