Agriculture & Agriculture Operationsmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #26 out of the 37 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for agriculture & agriculture operations students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 207 master's degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations to qualified students.
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Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to agriculture & agriculture operations students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of agriculture & agriculture operations students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for agriculture & agriculture operations to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
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 master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools
The agriculture & agriculture operations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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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).
by our College Data Analytics Team
