Academic Programs
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North America
Land Grant Universities
Clemson University | Soils and Sustainable Crop Systems (B.S.)
Colorado State University | Master of Agriculture in Integrated Resource Management (M.Ag.)
Colorado State University | Interdisciplinary Program in Organic Agriculture (B.S.)
Iowa State University | Sustainable Agriculture (M.Sc. • Ph.D.)
Kansas State University | Horticulture - Urban Food Systems (M.Sc. emphasis)
Michigan State University | Ecological Food and Farming Systems (M.Sc. & Ph.D. specialization)
Michigan State University | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (B.S. & B.A. specialization)
Michigan State University | Organic Farmer Training Program (Certificate)
Montana State University | Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems (B.S.)
North Carolina State University | Agroecology (B.S. minor campus-wide)
North Carolina State University | Bachelor of Science in Plant & Soil Sciences with an Agroecology B.S. Concentration
Pennsylvania State University | Agroecology (B.S.)
University of California, Davis | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (B.S. major)
University of Florida | Horticultural Science-Organic Crop Production (B.S. major Specialization)
University of Florida | Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (B.S. minor in Horticulture)
University of Georgia | Organic Agriculture (Certificate)
University of Kentucky | Sustainable Agriculture (B.S. major) & (B.S. minor)
University of Maine | Sustainable Agriculture (B.S.)
University of Massachusetts | Sustainable Agriculture: Crop Production or Food Systems (B.S. Applied Science • B.A. Business Management)
University of Minnesota | Sustainable Agricultural Systems (B.S. minor college-wide)
University of Minnesota | Sustainable Agricultural Systems (M.Sc. & Ph.D. minor)
University of Minnesota Duluth | Sustainable Food Systems (Certificate)
University of New Hampshire | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (B.A. & B.S.)
University of Missouri | Sustainable Agriculture (B.S. major • B.S. minor)
University of Tennessee | Organic Production (B.S. concentration)
University of Vermont | Ecological Agriculture (B.S.) | Ecological Agriculture (Minor) • Food Systems (Minor)
University of Vermont | Agroecology (M.S. and Ph.D. concentration in Plant & Soil Science)
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Agroecology (M.Sc.)
University of Wyoming | Agroecology (B.S. major • B.S. minor)
Washington State University | Organic Agriculture Systems (B.S.)
Washington State University | Sustainable Agriculture (Graduate Certificate)
Washington State University Extension & Jefferson County FIELD program | Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture
Four Year State and Private Universities
Appalachian State University | Sustainable Development: Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture (B.S)
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)-San Luis Obispo | Sustainable Agriculture (University-wide Minor)
California State University-Stanislaus | Agricultural Studies, Permaculture (B.S.)
Evergreen State College | Practice of Sustainable Agriculture (B.A. or B.S.)
Evergreen State College | Ecological Agriculture (B.A. or B.S.)
Florida International University | Agroecology (Certificate)
Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Sustainable Agriculture (B.S.)
Tufts University | Agriculture, Food and the Environment (M.S. & Ph.D.)
University of British Colombia | Applied Biology Program (B.Sc.)
University of California-Santa Cruz | Environmental Studies/Agroecology (B.A. • Ph.D. • Certificate in Ecological Horticulture)
University of Montana-Missoula | Environmental Studies/Sustainable Food and Farming (B.A. • M.A.)
Western Washington University, Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies | Self-designed Concentration in Sustainable Agriculture (B.A.)
Private Liberal Arts Colleges
College of the Atlantic | Sustainable Food Systems (Area of Study within Human Ecology B.A. and M.Ph.)
Ferrum College | Agriculture: with emphasis in Agroecology (B.S. Emphasis area)
Fort Lewis College | Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture (Minor)
Green Mountain College | Environmental Studies (B.A. Concentration in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production)
Prescott College | Environmental Studies/Agroecology (B.S.)
Sterling College | Sustainable Agriculture (Bachelors)
Unity College | Agriculture. Food, and Sustainability (B.S.)
Community and Junior Colleges
Central Carolina Community College | Sustainable Agriculture (A.S. & Certificate in General SA • Certificate SA Livestock • Certificate in SA Vegetable)
Cégep de Victoriaville, Québec | Organic Vegetable and Fruit Production (Diploma of College Studies)
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College & Chicago Botanic Garden | Sustainable Urban Horticulture and Urban Agriculture (Certificate)
College of the Redwoods | Sustainable Agriculture (Certificate)
John Wood Community College | Sustainable Local Foods Farming (Certificate)
Johnson County Community College | Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship (Certificate)
Merritt College | Urban Agroecology Program (Certificate) & Permaculture Design Certificate
Northwest College | Agroecology (A.S.)
San Diego City College | Sustainable Urban Agriculture (Certificate)
Santa Rosa College | Sustainable Agriculture (A.S. • Certificate)
Programs Outside of North America
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Aas, Norway | Agroecology (M.Sc.)
University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany | Organic Agricultural Sciences (B.S. and M.Sc.)
Wageningen University, The Netherlands | Organic Agriculture (M.Sc.)
Open enrollment summer programs
Willamette University | Summer Institute in Sustainable Agriculture
Hampshire College | Summer Food, Farm, and Sustainability Institute
Additional resources:
USDA-National Agricultural Library Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture compiled by Becky Thompson
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
The Rodale Institute's Farming For Credit directory
Compiled by Damian Parr
Created January 2009
Last updated February 20, 2013