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Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$14,168 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,078 Avg Salary

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

With 300 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general agriculture is the #93 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for agriculture students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Agriculture

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture majors at Illinois State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,787. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $383, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Illinois State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, agriculture graduates from WIU carry an average student debtload of $19,825. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $204.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value General Agriculture Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 8

General Agriculture is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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