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2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$33,711 Avg Salary
$12,981 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #21 most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Agriculture

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute the best school in the Great Lakes Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public school located in the town of Wooster.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northwestern Ohio. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Lima.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chippewa Valley Technical College is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.

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#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 932
Michigan 673
Ohio 1,445
Illinois 1,803
Wisconsin 1,081

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

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
Plant Sciences 3,175
Agricultural Production 3,066
Food Science Technology 2,532
Agricultural Mechanization 1,280
Animal Services 990
Agricultural Public Services 845
Other Agriculture 602
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 527
Soil Sciences 406
Food Processing 237
International Agriculture 122
Veterinary Administrative Services 118

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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