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2025 Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
170 Agronomy and Crop Science Degrees Awarded
A degree in agronomy & crop science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #405 out of 1506 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for agronomy & crop science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 170 degrees in agronomy & crop science annually.

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Choosing a Great Agronomy & Crop Science School

Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of agronomy & crop science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for agronomy & crop science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Agronomy & Crop Science Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Agronomy and Crop Science
Bachelor's Degrees in Agronomy and Crop Science
Master's Degrees in Agronomy and Crop Science
Doctor's Degrees in Agronomy and Crop Science

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of agronomy and crop science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Agronomy and Crop Science

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
61 Agronomy and Crop Science Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in agronomy & crop science needs to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 61 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
22.2% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in agronomy & crop science. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute if you want to pursue a degree in agronomy & crop science. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public university located in the town of Wooster.

There were approximately 12 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
23.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in agronomy & crop science needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Platteville. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Platteville. This university ranks 20th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 26 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

Located in the town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 13 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Agronomy & Crop Science Colleges by State

Explore the best agronomy & crop science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 8
Illinois 870 74
Indiana 737 1
Wisconsin 672 66

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One of 6 majors within the Plant Sciences area of study, Agronomy & Crop Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Horticultural Science 137
Plant Science, General 37
Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management 10

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