2025 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #13 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 315 associate degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agriculture & agriculture operations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agriculture & agriculture operations students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt agriculture & agriculture operations students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agriculture & agriculture operations related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agriculture & agriculture operations students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations.

Top Wisconsin Schools for an Associate in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

1

Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations has to check out Madison Area Technical College. Madison College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Madison.More information about a associate in agriculture & agriculture operations from Madison Area Technical College

2

Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Annual Graduates

Northcentral Technical College is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in agriculture & agriculture operations from Northcentral Technical College

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	38	134
Ohio	36	589
Indiana	35	247
Illinois	30	528

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	114
Agricultural Production	56
Agricultural Economics & Business	51
Horticulture	34
Plant Sciences	32
Animal Science	14
Agricultural Mechanization	11
Food Science Technology	3

Majors Similar to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Technologies	626
Natural Resources & Conservation	38
Science Technologies / Technicians	29
Architecture & Related Services	7
Engineering	1

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 W.carter. More about our data sources and methodologies.