A degree in general agriculture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #157 out of 395 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 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general agriculture. Combined, these schools handed out 246 degrees in general agriculture to qualified students.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Agriculture Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
It is hard to beat Illinois State University if you want to pursue a degree in general agriculture. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Those general agriculture students who get their degree from Illinois State University earn $5,117 more than the average agriculture grad.
Any student who is interested in general agriculture needs to take a look at Western Illinois University. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Those general agriculture students who get their degree from Western Illinois University make $6,331 more than the typical agriculture graduate.
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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