2021 Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying agriculture.
Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Illinois State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional general agriculture students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Illinois State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. 2,500 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Western Illinois University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, WIU has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 3.2% of WIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,203 students take at least one class online at WIU. 1,874 students are part time.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,629 part time students in attendance at SIUC.
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).
