Academic Programs

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North America

Land Grant Universities

Clemson University | Soils and Sustainable Crop Systems (B.S.)

Colorado State University | Interdisciplinary Program in Organic Agriculture (B.S.)

Iowa State University | Sustainable Agriculture (M.Sc. • Ph.D.)

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)

Pennsylvania State University | Agroecology (B.S.)

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) | additional info

University of Minnesota | Sustainable Agricultural Systems (B.S. minor college-wide)

University of Minnesota | Sustainable Agricultural Systems (M.Sc. & Ph.D. minor)

University of Missouri | Sustainable Agriculture (B.S. major • B.S. minor)

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)

Four Year State and Private Universities

California State University-Stanislaus | Agricultural Studies, Permaculture (B.S.)

Florida International University | Agroecology (Certificate)

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.)

Private Liberal Arts Colleges

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)

College of the Redwoods | Sustainable Agriculture (Certificate)

Johnson County Community College | Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship (Certificate)

Northwest College | Agroecology (A.S.)

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.)

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

January 2009

Last updated November 18, 2009