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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production in Illinois (With Aid)

2 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$5,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,610 people earned their degree in agricultural production, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,100 and had an average of $16,942 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 206 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 88 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,469 and $14,548 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural production programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural production program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lake Land College is a public institution located in Mattoon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Land College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $4,468 for Illinois Associate Degree Agricultural Production students with aid per year to attend Lake Land College.

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#2

Rend Lake College

Ina, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rend Lake College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Rend Lake College is a small public school situated in Ina, Illinois. It awarded 4 associates’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

Rend Lake College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Production Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rend Lake College is $5,636 for illinois associate degree agricultural production students with aid.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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