2025 Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in agricultural economics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #194 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of agricultural economics. Combined, these schools handed out 273 bachelor's degrees in agricultural economics to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agricultural economics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agricultural economics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural economics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agricultural economics students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Agricultural Economics Schools

The ag economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Agricultural Economics in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Ag Economics

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

255 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics has to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural economics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics. Located in the distant town of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural economics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Agricultural Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Agricultural Economics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	612	60
Indiana	535	23
Wisconsin	435	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Ag Economics

One of 6 majors within the Agricultural Economics & Business area of study, Agricultural Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Ag Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Business	18
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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