2025 Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in agriculture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #149 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 Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 199 bachelor's degrees in agriculture during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agriculture students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agriculture students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agriculture related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agriculture students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Agriculture Schools

The agriculture 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 Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Agriculture in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in agriculture.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Agriculture

1

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

109 Annual Graduates

Illinois State University is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in agriculture. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in agriculture from Illinois State University

2

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

79 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in agriculture has to check out Western Illinois University. WIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Macomb.More information about a bachelor’s in agriculture from Western Illinois University

Best Agriculture Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	1
Indiana	535	19
Wisconsin	435	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agriculture

Agriculture is one of 0 different types of General Agriculture programs to choose from.

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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