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2023 Most Popular Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations program at each school on the list.

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 79% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

About 70% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 30% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 71% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 74% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 81% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at SIUC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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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 7 schools only.

  • 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.

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