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2023 Most Popular Agriculture Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor's Degree School for You

With 326 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, agriculture and agriculture operations is the #20 most popular major in Illinois.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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 Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 168 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at UIUC, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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