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

5 Ranked Colleges
337 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.

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 Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

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 $13,748 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 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. It costs about $13,986 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Purdue.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#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 Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Western Illinois University is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s 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. It costs about $16,210 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Western Illinois University.

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#4

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 199 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois State University is $20,895 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture at Illinois State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,945 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend SIUC.

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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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