by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,150 people earned their degree in agricultural business, making the major the 301st most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 518 agricultural business graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 264 agricultural business graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural business. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agricultural business program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wilmington College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmington, Ohio. It awarded 58 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois College landed the #2 spot on the list. Jacksonville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 109 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntington, Indiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern Ohio landed the #5 spot on the list. Lima, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Business at University of Northwestern Ohio
Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Agricultural Business at Michigan State University
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Quincy University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Quincy, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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