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2023 Best General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$35,078 Avg Salary
$21,859 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Agriculture is the #159 most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the agriculture bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Agriculture

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, agriculture graduates from Illinois State carry an average student debtload of $18,787. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $383.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - River Falls helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of River Falls.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, agriculture majors at WIU accumulate an average of around $19,825 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $204.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Agriculture Colleges by State

Explore the best general agriculture colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3
Illinois 300
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 8

One of 16 majors within the area of study, general agriculture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Agriculture

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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