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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics and business. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in agricultural economics and business.

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Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree agricultural business students.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Agricultural Economics & Business Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 86 doctorate’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Full UW - Madison Agricultural Economics & Business Report

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s agricultural business students 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 more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Michigan State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Agricultural Business Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 227 doctorate’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at UIUC

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