2025 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #22 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 675 bachelor's degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 bachelor's 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 bachelor's 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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agriculture & agriculture operations students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in North Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for agriculture & agriculture operations students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

516 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in agriculture & agriculture operations needs to look into North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in agriculture & agriculture operations from North Carolina State University

2

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

86 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in agriculture & agriculture operations has to look into North Carolina A & T State University. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in agriculture & agriculture operations from North Carolina A & T State University

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	329
Florida	34	480
Virginia	34	340
Alabama	33	365
Georgia	33	464
West Virginia	32	169
Tennessee	32	670
South Carolina	32	327
Kentucky	31	699
Louisiana	31	273
Arkansas	30	441

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Science	304
Agricultural Economics & Business	143
General Agriculture	67
Plant Sciences	61
Agricultural Mechanization	27
Food Science Technology	26
Agricultural Production	13
Animal Services	13
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	11
Horticulture	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	4,709
Engineering	3,033
Mathematics & Statistics	1,081
Physical Sciences	1,013
Natural Resources & Conservation	889
Engineering Technologies	817
Architecture & Related Services	137
Science Technologies / Technicians	51
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	10

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.