2025 Best Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region
4Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
356Agriculture Degrees Awarded
A degree in agriculture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #202 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agriculture. Combined, these schools handed out 356 degrees in agriculture to qualified students.
Your choice of agriculture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Agriculture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Agriculture in the Great Lakes Region
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 agriculture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in agriculture has to take a look at Illinois State University. Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Normal. This university ranks 8th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 125 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in agriculture. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in agriculture needs to check out Western Illinois University. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 37th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 64 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at WIU in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in agriculture needs to check out Ivy Tech Community College. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 65 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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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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Your choice of agriculture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Agriculture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
