by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Agricultural Economics & Business is the 101st most popular major in the country with 8,098 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,304 and had an average of $18,874 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,257 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,261 and $18,506 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 742 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agricultural economics and business program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region. Wilmington College is a small school located in Wilmington, Ohio that handed out 58 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Wilmington College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Illinois, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Illinois College Agricultural Economics & Business Report
Out of the 17 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 Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 56 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Wisconsin - Platteville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Erie College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Erie College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Painesville, Ohio. It awarded 6 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 227 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Huntington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntington, Indiana. It awarded 5 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%.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Huntington University
Purdue University - Main Campus 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. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Greenville University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Greenville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Greenville
Kent State University at Tuscarawas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in New Philadelphia, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Kent State University at Tuscarawas
With a ranking of #11, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Agricultural Economics & Business Report
University of Northwestern Ohio ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lima, Ohio. It awarded 7 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Grace College and Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona Lake, Indiana. It awarded 3 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Grace College and Theological Seminary Agricultural Economics & Business Report
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Ohio State
Michigan State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s agricultural business 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Michigan State Agricultural Economics & Business Report
With a ranking of #16, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at UW - Madison
Quincy University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Quincy, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Quincy University Agricultural Economics & Business Report
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