by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture is the 617th most popular major in the country with 552 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 63 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in agroecology and sustainable agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region agroecology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Central State University is located in Wilberforce, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Central State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hocking College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Nelsonville, Ohio, and it awarded 2 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Hocking College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 30 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lorain County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Elyria, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified ’s agroecology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 3 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Xavier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s agroecology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 85%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agroecology degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at UIUC
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agroecology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at NWTC
Northland College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Northland College
College of DuPage ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Agroecology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. College of DuPage is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 1 ’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.
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