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2023 Most Popular Agriculture Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$42,410 Avg Salary
$17,900 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Agriculture Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for agriculture and agriculture operations students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Agriculture 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Illinois State University Report

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges 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 4 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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