Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture

A program that focuses on agricultural principles and practices that, over the long term, enhance environmental quality, make efficient use of nonrenewable resources, integrate natural biological cycles and controls, and are economically viable and socially responsible; and that may prepare individuals to apply this knowledge to the solution of agricultural and environmental problems. Includes instruction in principles of agroecology, crop and soil sciences, entomology, horticulture, animal science, weed science and management, soil fertility and nutrient cycling, applied ecology, agricultural economics, and rangeland ecology and watershed management.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 72 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2246 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

170

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

81

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

314

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

12

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

105

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

22

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,542

awards given

Top Schools for Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
224
2 Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
180
3 University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
132
4 Central Carolina Community College
Sanford, NC
88
5 Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
87
6 Northwest Kansas Technical College
Goodland, KS
85
7 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
75
8 Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, SC
60
9 University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
54
10 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
53
11 Sterling College
Craftsbury Common, VT
51
12 Lenoir Community College
Kinston, NC
50
13 University of Puerto Rico-Utuado
Utuado, PR
48
14 Prescott College
Prescott, AZ
45
15 Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
42
16 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
39
17 University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
39
18 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
39
19 University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
36
20 Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO
34
21 Iowa State University
Ames, IA
33
22 North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
33
23 Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME
33
24 Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA
30
25 Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
27
26 Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE
27
27 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
26
28 Leeward Community College
Pearl City, HI
24
29 Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
24
30 Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA
24
31 North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo, ND
24
32 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
22
33 Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
21
34 Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
20
35 Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
20
36 Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR
18
37 University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
18
38 Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA
16
39 Montgomery Community College
Troy, NC
16
40 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
15
41 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
15
42 Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX
15
43 Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IA
15
44 University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
15
45 Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA
15
46 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH
15
47 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
15
48 Redlands Community College
El Reno, OK
14
49 Washington State University
Pullman, WA
12
50 Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
12
51 Highland Community College
Highland, KS
12
52 University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
12
53 Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, SD
12
54 United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, ND
12
55 University of Maine
Orono, ME
12
56 Wayne Community College
Goldsboro, NC
11
57 Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
10
58 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
10
59 Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY
9
60 Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
9
61 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
9
62 Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
9
63 Texas A & M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX
6
64 Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, MT
6
65 Northland College
Ashland, WI
6
66 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama
Guayama, PR
6
67 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
Orangeburg, SC
4
68 Greenfield Community College
Greenfield, MA
4
69 University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
3
70 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas
Barranquitas, PR
3
71 University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
3
72 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
3