2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Agriculture 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 Value General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for agriculture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Agriculture
Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general agriculture students. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out is $9,400.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture majors at WIU take out is $17,750. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $204.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.
UW - River Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $15,661 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - River Falls also is in the top 10% of our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture majors at SIUC take out is $18,500.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for general agriculture students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture majors at Illinois State take out is $18,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $383.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general agriculture students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Agriculture
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 6 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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