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2023 Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

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 .

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very 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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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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 small 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very 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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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

Women make up 73% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the 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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University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a moderately-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 distant 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small 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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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

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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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