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2023 Best Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$41,498 Avg Salary
$18,038 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #21 most popular major in the country with 7,531 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a .

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Agriculture

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 326
Indiana 180
Ohio 248
Wisconsin 167
Michigan 212

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179
Agricultural Production 163
Soil Sciences 158
Other Agriculture 104
International Agriculture 46
Horticulture 15
Animal Services 8
Food Processing 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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