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

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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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 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 small 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

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue 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 city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school 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

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 fairly 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

Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

With a ranking of #6, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

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.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Wisconsin - Stout

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 large public school located in the small 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

Illinois State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. 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.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Illinois State University Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools 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 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.

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