Agriculture & Agriculture Operations isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #21 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agriculture & agriculture operations. Combined, these schools handed out 2,214 degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School
Your choice of agriculture & agriculture operations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for agriculture & agriculture operations schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Illinois
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the agriculture & agriculture operations degree levels they offer.
Top Illinois Schools in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great choice for students interested in a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 812 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations degree recipients from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign get an earnings boost of about $4,375 over the typical income of agriculture & agriculture operations graduates.
Any student who is interested in agriculture & agriculture operations has to check out Illinois State University. Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.
There were about 178 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the agriculture & agriculture operations program report average early career earnings of $41,426.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 99 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the agriculture & agriculture operations program report average early career wages of $36,650.
Western Illinois University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 39th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 75 agriculture & agriculture operations students who graduated with this degree at WIU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the agriculture & agriculture operations program earn an average of $40,735 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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Your choice of agriculture & agriculture operations school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for agriculture & agriculture operations schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
