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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
337 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 500 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,000 and $13,854 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 337 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,748 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - River Falls General Agriculture Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k list, Purdue has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $13,986 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Purdue

#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 94 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k list, WIU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $16,210 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Agriculture at WIU

#4

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 199 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Illinois State University is $20,895 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Illinois State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,945 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend SIUC.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale General Agriculture Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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