by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 1,882 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 300th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 316 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 22 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,260 and $12,812 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agricultural economics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mattoon, Illinois, and it awarded 17 associates’s ag economics degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Joliet Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ag Economics Major in Illinois list. Joliet Junior College is located in Joliet, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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