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Agricultural Economics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

227 Bachelor's Degrees
0 Doctor's Degrees
#5 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how UIUC ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in ag economics.

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Agricultural Economics Degrees Available at UIUC

UIUC Ag Economics Rankings

UIUC was ranked #5 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for ag economics majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics (With Aid) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (With Aid) 4
Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Agricultural Economics Schools 5
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $48-$75k) 5
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $30-$48k) 5
Best Agricultural Economics Colleges for Veterans 5
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $48-$75k) 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $30-$48k) 5
Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Economics Graduates 8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) 8
Highest Paid Agricultural Economics Graduates 9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income Over $110k) 11
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) 13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics 14
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income Over $110k) 16
Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics 22

Popularity of Ag Economics at UIUC

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign handed out 227 bachelor's degrees in agricultural economics. This is an increase of 11% over the previous year when 204 degrees were handed out.

Ag Economics Student Diversity at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ag economics majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 227 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in ag economics from UIUC in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UIUC are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 69% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in ag economics.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 156
Non-Resident Aliens 18
Other Races 3

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