Agriculture of course has been a central industry since the beginning of human civilization. In recent years, agricultural productivity and business has skyrocketed, and the best Agriculture colleges have played an important role in this evolution. We expect the top colleges to provide their graduates with the tools to not only succeed in this industry, but to have the tools to continually evolve through learning, applying and even developing new technologies and techniques for feeding humanity in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner.
Ranking the Best Colleges for Agriculture Majors
In analyzing the top Agriculture schools we have applied our RealRankTM methodologies, and also have considered the rankings for these schools in majors we have covered, such as the best colleges for animal science and for plant science programs. In the table below, we have listed the current top agriculture colleges, with the college’s name, city and state.
| Rank | College | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Florida | Gainesville | FL |
| 2 | Texas A&M University | College Station | TX |
| 3 | Iowa State University | Ames | IA |
| 4 | Cornell University | Ithaca | NY |
| 5 | The Ohio State University | Columbus | OH |
| 6 | Purdue University | West Lafayette | IN |
| 7 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh | NC |
| 8 | University of California - Davis | Davis | CA |
| 9 | University of Georgia | Athens | GA |
| 10 | Penn State | University Park | PA |
| 11 | University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | IL |
| 12 | University of Minnesota | Twin Cities | MN |
| 13 | Auburn University | Auburn | AL |
| 14 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | TX |
| 15 | University of Nebraska | Lincoln | NB |
| 16 | Washington State University | Pullman | WA |
| 17 | Michigan State University | East Lansing | MI |
| 18 | Oregon State University | Corvallis | OR |
| 19 | Kansas State University | Manhattan | KS |
| 20 | Colorado State University | Ft. Collins | CO |
| 21 | University of Arizona | Tuscon | AZ |
| 22 | Louisiana State University (LSU) | Baton Rouge | LA |
| 23 | University of Maryland | College Park | MD |
| 24 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | AR |
| 25 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville | TN |
| 26 | Virginia Polytechnic University (Virginia Tech) | Blacksburg | VA |
| 27 | Clemson University | Clemson | SC |
| 28 | Mississippi State University | Starkville | MS |
| 29 | University of North Texas | Denton | TX |
| 30 | University of Kentucky | Lexington | KY |
| 31 | University Of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison | WI |
| 32 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst | Amherst | MA |
| 33 | Oklahoma State University | Stillwater | OK |
| 34 | Rutgers University | Piscataway | NJ |
| 35 | University of Montana | Missoula | MT |
| 36 | North Dakota State University | Fargo | ND |
| 37 | University of Idaho | Moscow | ID |
| 38 | California State University - Chico | Chico | CA |
| 39 | Utah State University | Logan | UT |
| 40 | University of Wyoming | Laramie | WY |
| 41 | South Dakota State University | Brookings | SD |
| 42 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia | MO |
| 43 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside | CA |
| 44 | New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | NM |
| 45 | University of Hawaii - Manoa | Honolulu | HI |
| 46 | University of Connecticut | Storrs | CT |
| 47 | California Polytechnic University - San Louis Obispo | San Louis Obispo | CA |
| 48 | University of Delaware | Newark | DE |
| 49 | Tufts University | Medford | MA |
| 50 | University of Vermont | Burlington | VT |
More information on our RealRank analyses used in creating this ranking can be found in our overall Best Colleges Ranking. The underlined colleges link to our ranking profile specific to that institution. If your college is not profiled as yet, contact us using the contact form.
What Majors Do Agriculture Schools Cover?
The top colleges of Agriculture take a multidisciplinary approach, covering the science and economic aspects involved with farming, ranching and breeding. Among the most popular majors that you find at Ag schools are:
- Animal Science
- Plant Science
- Food and Agriculture business and applied economics
- General Agriculture
- Food Science
- Horticulture
- Veterinary Services
- Food Processing
- Biology
- Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- International Agriculture and Development
- Health and Nutrition
- Atmospheric Science
- Communications
- Crop Management
- Breeding
- Dairy
- Landscape Architecture
- Nutritional Sciences
- Soil Science.
