2023 Most Popular Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master's Degree Schools
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 master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 69% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
Request Information
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Women make up 67% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Michigan State University Report
Request Information
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 68 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at Purdue, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Purdue University - Main Campus
Request Information
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 70% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Request Information
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 63% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Request Information
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 72% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Illinois Institute of Technology
Request Information
With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.
Women make up 58% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
Request Information
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
Of the 7 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at SIUC, 43% are male and 57% are female.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Request Information
Illinois State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
About 33% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 67% are male.
Request Information
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Women make up 50% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Request InformationBest 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 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 12 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.