Best Schools for Agriculture, General

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

44
Schools
$35,570
Avg. Earnings
1,900
Graduates
#1
U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$50,439
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 44.8%
#2
U

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE · Public

$49,644
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,793
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 77.1%
#3
T

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

$45,383
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $51,124
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 63.2%
#4
C

California State University-Chico

Chico, CA · Public

$45,128
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 93.7%
#5
I

Illinois State University

Normal, IL · Public

$44,542
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,426
Graduates: 207
Acceptance: 89.0%
#6
W

West Texas A & M University

Canyon, TX · Public

$44,384
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 97.4%
#7
S

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Public

$44,091
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,663
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 85.4%
#8
N

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO · Public

$43,798
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,158
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 85.9%
#9
T

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Public

$41,937
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,784
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 70.9%
#10
S

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL · Public

$41,295
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,596
Graduates: 49
Acceptance: 90.4%
#11
W

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL · Public

$40,555
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,735
Graduates: 156
Acceptance: 75.0%
#12
T

Texas A & M University-Commerce

Commerce, TX · Public

$40,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,684
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 92.6%
#13
S

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD · Public

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,717
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 98.7%
#14
S

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, LA · Public

$38,829
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 49.9%
#15
T

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,201
Graduates: 94
Acceptance: 83.2%
#16
D

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND · Public

$37,748
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,348
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 60.1%
#17
T

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Public

$37,748
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,354
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 89.5%
#18
T

Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Kingsville, TX · Public

$37,424
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,821
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 92.3%
#19
C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$36,848
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,224
Graduates: 73
Acceptance: 8.2%
#20
M

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA · Public

$35,594
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,681
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 67.5%
#21
T

The University of Tennessee-Martin

Martin, TN · Public

$34,244
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,390
Graduates: 219
Acceptance: 87.3%
#22
F

Fort Hays State University

Hays, KS · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,929
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 91.8%
#23
U

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

River Falls, WI · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 81.6%
#24
C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$33,281
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,178
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 29.8%
#25
U

University of Delaware

Newark, DE · Public

$33,281
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,961
Graduates: 58
Acceptance: 65.1%
#26
T

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO · Public

$33,281
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,027
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 80.0%
#27
M

Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO · Public

$33,281
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,409
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 91.0%
#28
U

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,239
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 77.0%
#29
S

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,857
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 80.5%
#30
U

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, HI · Public

$32,711
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,795
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 89.8%
#31
W

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY · Public

$32,620
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,377
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 97.0%
#32
O

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR · Public

$31,314
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,422
Graduates: 102
Acceptance: 78.8%
#33
O

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Public

$31,314
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,422
Graduates: 102
Acceptance: 68.4%
#34
T

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN · Public

$31,305
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,281
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 92.6%
#35
U

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Mayaguez, PR · Public

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,596
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 52.2%
#36
F

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, FL · Public

$30,409
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 21.1%
#37
V

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

$30,409
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 57.0%
#38
N

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC · Public

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,859
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 46.2%
#39
M

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY · Public

$29,202
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,710
Graduates: 82
Acceptance: 82.1%
#40
D

Delaware State University

Dover, DE · Public

$28,309
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,213
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 61.7%
#41
A

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN · Public

$27,403
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,730
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 96.0%
#42
P

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX · Public

$26,625
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,439
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 75.3%
#43
C

Cameron University

Lawton, OK ·

$20,140
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: N/A
#44
B

Berea College

Berea, KY · Private

$18,315
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,131
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 32.7%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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