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 553 associate degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
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.