2025 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

If you plan on getting your associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #13 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of agriculture & agriculture operations. Combined, these schools handed out 582 associate degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 agriculture & agriculture operations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agriculture & agriculture operations students want to attend this school to pursue a associate 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 agriculture & agriculture operations students go into to obtain their associate 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 agriculture & agriculture operations related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agriculture & agriculture operations students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

1

Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

Joliet Junior College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in agriculture & agriculture operations from Joliet Junior College

2

Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in agriculture & agriculture operations has to check out Lake Land College. Lake Land College is a small public college located in the rural area of Mattoon.More information about a associate in agriculture & agriculture operations from Lake Land College

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	38	134
Ohio	36	589
Indiana	35	247
Wisconsin	31	246

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	175
Agricultural Mechanization	99
Agricultural Economics & Business	84
Agricultural Production	67
Horticulture	61
General Agriculture	43
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	27
Animal Services	15
Animal Science	9
Plant Sciences	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Technologies	540
Engineering	379
Architecture & Related Services	22
Science Technologies / Technicians	11
Natural Resources & Conservation	8

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter. More about our data sources and methodologies.