a bachelor's degree in general agriculture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #130 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general agriculture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 201 bachelor's degrees in general agriculture during the 2021-2022 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general agriculture students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other general agriculture students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt general agriculture students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general agriculture related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general agriculture students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Agriculture in Illinois
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general agriculture.
Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Agriculture
Illinois State University is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general agriculture. Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Normal.
Bachelor's recipients from the general agriculture program at Illinois State University make $2,127 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Western Illinois University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general agriculture. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the general agriculture major at Western Illinois University get $3,341 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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).