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2023 Most Popular Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 77 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations program at each school on the list.

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute to be the most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Wooster.

Women make up 52% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern Ohio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 suburb of Lima.

Women make up 15% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 77 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 84 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at Ivy Tech Community College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#4

Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

Out of the 77 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hawk College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Moline, BHC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at BHC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#5

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

The in-demand associate degree programs at Lake Land College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 26% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#6

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

Rend Lake College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Rend Lake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ina.

Of the 38 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at Rend Lake College, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at FVTC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#8

Wabash Valley College

Mount Carmel, IL

Wabash Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Wabash Valley College is a small public school located in the distant town of Mount Carmel.

About 31% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 69% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#10

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

With a ranking of #10, Joliet Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#10

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Kaskaskia College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Kaskaskia College is a small public school located in the rural area of Centralia.

Women make up 69% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Parkland College Champaign, IL
13 Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH
13 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
15 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

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

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 26 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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