2023 Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.
2023 Most Popular Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 44% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 36% are male.
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Out of the 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 45% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Of the 318 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at Michigan State, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 73% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 59% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
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Illinois State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
Of the 172 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at Illinois State, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 63% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Findlay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Findlay.
About 90% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
Of the 89 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at SIUC, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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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 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Related Majors
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 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).
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