Academic Degree Programs

The SAEA exists to serve and connect educators, teachers, students, staff, and administrators who focus on the teaching and learning of sustainable agriculture at the adult level.

Land Grant Universities

Food Studies (B.A.)

University of arizona

Food Systems (B.S. Minor)

University of California, Berkeley 

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (B.S.)

University of California, Davis 

Sustainable Agriculture (B.S.)

Central State University 

Agroecology (B.A.)

University of California-Santa Cruz

Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture

University of California-Santa Cruz

Sustainable Community Food Systems (B.S.)

University of Hawaii

Organic Agriculture (Certificate)

University of Georgia

Sustainable Agriculture (M.S. & Ph.D.)

Iowa state university

Horticulture – Urban Food Systems (M.S. emphasis)

Kansas State University

Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems (B.S.)

montana state university

Agroecology (B.S.)

Pennsylvania state university

Sustainable Agriculture (B.S.)

University of Maine

Organic Production (B.S. concentration)

University of Tennessee

Agroecology (M.S.)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sustainable Food Systems (Certificate)

University of Minnesota Duluth

Civic Agriculture and Food Systems Pathways (Minor)

Virginia Tech

Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture

Washington State University Extension & Jefferson County FIELD program

Plant and Environmental Sciences (B.S.) Concentrations in Agronomy and Soil and Water Science

Clemson University

Master of Agriculture in Integrated Resource Management (M.Ag.)

Colorado state university

Interdisciplinary Program in Organic Agriculture (Minor)

Colorado State University

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education (B.S.)

Michigan State University

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (Minor)

Michigan State University

Ecological Food and Farming Systems (M.S. & Ph.D. specialization)

Michigan State University

Organic Farmer Training Program (Certificate)

Michigan State University

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (B.S. & Minor)

North Carolina State University

Crop & Soil Sciences (B.S.)

North Carolina State University

Agricultural and Extension Education (M.S. & Ed.D.)

North Carolina State University

Sustainable Agriculture (B.S.)

Ohio State University

Sustainable Agriculture (Minor)

Ohio State University

Sustainable Agriculture (A.A.S.

Ohio State University

Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability (B.S.)

Ohio State University

Environmental Science with Agroecosystems Science Specialization (M.S., PhD)

Ohio State University

Horticultural Science-Organic Crop Production (B.S. major Specialization)

University of Florida

Sustainability Studies (B.A.)

University of Florida

Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (B.S. Minor in Horticulture)

University of Florida

Agricultural Education and Communication (M.S., PhD.)

University of Florida

Agroecology (M.S. concentration)

University of Florida

Sustainable Agriculture (B.S.)

University of Kentucky

Sustainable Agriculture (B.S. Minor)

University of Kentucky

Agricultural Education (B.S.)

University of Maryland, Institute of Applied Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture (Certificate)

University of Kentucky

Sustainable Food and Farming (B.S., A.S., both on campus and fully online)

University of Massachusetts

Sustainability Science: Concentration in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (M.S.)

University of Massachusetts

Agricultural Education (B.S.)

University of Minnesota

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (B.S. & Minor)

University of Minnesota

Sustainable Agricultural Systems (M.S. & Ph.D. Minor)

University of Minnesota

Sustainable Agriculture (B.S. major & B.S. Minor)

University of Missouri

Agricultural Education (B.S.)

University of Missouri

Agroforestry (M.S.)

University of Missouri

Agricultural Education and Leadership (M.S. & PhD.)

University of Missouri

EcoGastronomy (Dual Major)

University of New Hampshire

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (B.A., B.S., & Minor)

University of New Hampshire

EcoGastronomy (Dual Major)

University of New Hampshire

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (B.A., B.S., & Minor)

University of New Hampshire

Food Systems (B.S.)

University of Vermont

Food Systems (Minor)

University of Vermont

Ecological Agriculture (Minor)

University of Vermont

Food Systems (M.S. & PhD.)

University of Vermont

Agroecology (Graduate certificate)

University of Vermont

Agroecology (M.S.)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Food Systems (Undergraduate certificate)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Organic Agriculture Systems (B.S.)

Washington State University

Sustainable Agriculture (Graduate Certificate)

Washington State University

Four Year State and Private Universities

Sustainable Development: Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture (B.S.)

Appalachian State University

Sustainable Agriculture (University-wide Minor)

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)-San Luis Obispo

Undergraduate Sustainability (Certificate)

Duke University

Self-designed Concentration in Sustainable Agriculture (B.A.)

Western Washington University, Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Agroecology (Certificate)

Florida International University

Food and Agriculture (B.A. or B.S.)

Evergreen State College

Environmental Studies/Sustainable Food and Farming (B.A. & M.A.)

University of Montana-Missoula

Sustainable Agriculture and Environment (B.S.)

University of British Columbia

Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems (M.S. & Ph.D.)

University of British Columbia

Sustainable Food Systems (Minor)

University of Michigan

Food Studies Program (Minor)

University of Southern Maine

Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health (B.A.)

University of Washington

Sustainable Food Systems (B.S.)

Arizona State University

Sustainable Food Systems (Certificate)

Arizona State University

Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership (Graduate Certificate)

Arizona State University

Agriculture, Food and the Environment (M.S. & Ph.D.)

Tufts University

Food Systems and Nutrition (Minor)

Tufts University

Agriculture, concentration in Sustainable Agriculture (B.S.)

California State University-Stanislaus

Permaculture (Minor)

California State University-Stanislaus

Private Liberal Arts Colleges

Food Studies (M.A)

Chatham University

Sustainable Food Systems (Area of Study within Human Ecology B.A. & M.Ph.)

College of the Atlantic

Sustainable Agriculture Systems (B.S.)

Delaware Valley College

Agriculture: with emphasis in Agroecology (B.S. Emphasis area)

Ferrum College

Sustainable Food Systems (B.A.)

Goshen College

Sustainable Food Systems (B.A. & Minor)

Guilford College

Environmental Studies with a concentration in Sustainable Agriculture (B.A., B.S. & Minor)

Warren Wilson College

Agriculture. Food, and Sustainability (B.S.)

Unity College

Environmental Studies/Agroecology (B.S.)

Prescott College

Sustainable Food Systems (M.S.)

Prescott College

Sustainable Agriculture (B.A.)

Sterling College

Sustainable Food Systems (B.A.)

Sterling College

Community and Junior Colleges

Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship (Certificate)

Austin Community College

Sustainable Agriculture (A.S. & Certificate Option)

Bristol Community College

Sustainable Agriculture (A.S. & Certificate in General SA • Certificate SA Livestock • Certificate in SA Vegetable)

Central Carolina Community College

Organic Vegetable and Fruit Production (Diploma of College Studies)

Cégep de Victoriaville

Sustainable Urban Horticulture and Urban Agriculture (Certificate)

City Colleges of Chicago – Richard J. Daley College & Chicago Botanic Garden

Organic Farming (Certificate)

Clackamas Community College

Organic/Sustainable Agriculture (Certificate)

College of the Redwoods

Horticulture-Urban Agriculture Production (Certificate)

Edmonds Community College

Agriculture (Associate of Science- Transfer Degree)

Flathead Valley Community College

Integrated Agriculture & Food Systems (Associate of Applied Science)

Flathead Valley Community College

Farm and Food Systems (A.A. & Certificate)

Greenfield Community College

Sustainable Local Foods Farming (Certificate)

John Wood Community College

Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship (Certificate)

Johnson County Community College

Sustainable Agriculture (Associate of Applied Science)

Kennebec Valley Community College

Sustainable Agriculture (Associate of Applied Science)

Lorain County Community College

Sustainable Agriculture (Associate of Applied Science)

Mesa Community College

Urban Agroecology Program (Certificate)

Merritt College

Permaculture Design Certificate

Merritt College

Sustainable Agriculture (Associates & Certificate)

Northeast Texas Community College

Agroecology (A.S.)

Northwest College

Sustainable Agriculture (A.S. & Certificate)

San Diego City College

Sustainable Agriculture (Certificate)

Santa Rosa College

Sustainable Agriculture (A.S.)

Santa Rosa College

Sustainable Farming and Food Systems (A.S.)

Tompkins Cortland Community College

Horticulture, Sustainable Agriculture Technology, Sustainable Landscape Practices (A.S. & Certificate)

Triton College

Sustainable Agriculture Systems (B.S.)

Walla Walla Community College

Sustainable Agriculture (Certificate)

Windward Community College

Programs Outside of North America

Agroecology (M.Sc.)

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)

Organic Agricultural Sciences (B.S. and M.Sc.)

University of Kassel

Organic Agriculture (M.Sc.)

Wageningen University

Open enrollment summer programs

Food, Farm, and Field

Chatham University

Agroecology Summer Intensive

Goshen College

CEFS Agroecology Scholars Program in Research and Extension (ASPIRE)

North Carolina State University

Summer Institute in Sustainable Agriculture

Willamette University

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