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

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Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master'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 master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 69% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue 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 . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Of the 68 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at Purdue, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 12 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 city of Columbus.

Women make up 70% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 63% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 72% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 58% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in agriculture and agriculture operations at SIUC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State 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 Illinois State University Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at the school.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools 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 12 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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