2024 Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region
9Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
598Agricultural Production Degrees Awarded
$32,437Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, agricultural production sits in the middle of the road, ranking #190 out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for agricultural production students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 598 degrees in agricultural production during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The agricultural production program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agricultural Production rankings. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Production School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Agricultural Production in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the agricultural production degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Agricultural Production
It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a degree in agricultural production. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
Purdue University - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in agricultural production. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. Those agricultural production students who get their degree from Purdue University - Main Campus earn $15,685 more than the standard agricultural production student.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in agricultural production. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 10 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at Southwest Tech in the most recent data year.
Chippewa Valley Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in agricultural production. CVTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #410 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CVTC is a great college overall.
There were about 13 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at CVTC in the most recent year we have data available.
UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 21st out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 41 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Wooster, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a public university with a small student population.
There were roughly 22 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the agricultural production program report average early career earnings of $29,873.
SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Carbondale. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 3 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 75th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 9 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at Lake Land College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).