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2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$18,556 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,437 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Production School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, agricultural production was ranked #192 in the country. In fact 3,066 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for agricultural production students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the agricultural production programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Agricultural Production Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southwest Wisconsin Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for agricultural production students. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,861 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Agricultural Production at Fox Valley Technical College Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural production schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Agricultural Production at Ivy Tech Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #6, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agricultural production students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,090 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cincinnati State also is in the top 20% of our Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year. On average, agricultural production graduates from Purdue take out $15,389 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Agricultural Production at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

$31,689 Average Tuition & Fees

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for agricultural production students. It came in at #8 on the list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a fairly small public school located in the town of Wooster.

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $31,689 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that agricultural production majors at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute take out is $10,000.

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#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL
$13,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Lake Land College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $13,906 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agricultural production students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Agricultural Production Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural production schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 12
Ohio 35
Illinois 72
Indiana 34
Wisconsin 52

More Agricultural Production Rankings in the Great Lakes Region

Agricultural Production is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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).
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