2025 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in Illinois

If you plan on majoring in agricultural economics & business, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #101 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 466 degrees in agricultural economics & business to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Agricultural Economics & Business Schools List

Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Agricultural Economics & Business in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the agricultural business degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Agricultural Business

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

262 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded

13.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a good choice for students interested in a degree in agricultural economics & business. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earn $8,341 more than the average agricultural business grad.

More information about a degree in agricultural economics & business from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded

15.6% Growth in Graduates

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in agricultural economics & business. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the town of Carbondale.

Graduates who receive their degree from the agricultural business program make around $40,194 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	61
Ohio	314	203
Indiana	294	202
Wisconsin	273	190

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agricultural Business

Agricultural Economics & Business is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Agricultural Business Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics	316
Agricultural Business	122
Agricultural Business Technology	12
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	10
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	6

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Majors Similar to Agricultural Business

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Horticulture	404
General Agriculture	246
Animal Science	225
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	183
Food Science Technology	151
Agricultural Mechanization	147
Veterinary Medicine	128
Agricultural Production	115
Plant Sciences	83
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	47

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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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