2023 Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's 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 Value Agriculture Bachelor's 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 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for agriculture and agriculture operations 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - River Falls are $15,661 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - River Falls also did well on our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Northwestern Ohio is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lima.
University of Northwestern Ohio undergraduate students pay an average of $11,619 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UW - Platteville undergraduate students pay an average of $16,483 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Platteville also did well on our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year.
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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Illinois State are $24,172 a year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree 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 #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 5% of our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.
UW - Madison also made our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State are $35,019 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ohio State also is in the top 20% of our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges 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 |
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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Related Majors for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
| 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 14 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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