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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
337 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agriculture is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 500 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 337 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $18,565 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Agriculture at Purdue

#2

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

UW - River Falls not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $16,138 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UW - River Falls Agriculture Report

#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WIU is $20,181 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full WIU Agriculture Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SIUC is $20,698 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Agriculture at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#5

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 199 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois State is $25,379 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agriculture at Illinois State University

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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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