Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #21 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agriculture & agriculture operations. Combined, these schools handed out 533 degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School
Your choice of agriculture & agriculture operations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in Louisiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Louisiana
The schools below may not offer all types of agriculture & agriculture operations degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Louisiana Schools in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
It's difficult to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you wish to pursue a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. A Best Colleges rank of #357 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 347 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the agriculture & agriculture operations program earn an average of $33,509 for their early career.
McNeese State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 40 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at McNeese in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the agriculture & agriculture operations program earn an average of $37,887 for their early career.
It's hard to beat Southern University and A & M College if you want to pursue a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 25 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at Southern University and A & M College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, agriculture & agriculture operations degree recipients generally make about $30,865 in the first five years of their career.
Louisiana Tech University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1592 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Louisiana Tech is a great university overall.
There were about 51 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana Tech in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, agriculture & agriculture operations degree recipients usually make an average of $21,958 in the first five years of their career.
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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