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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
436 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.

General Agriculture is the 157th most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,894 and had an average of $20,543 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 436 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,084 and $15,913 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for General Agriculture in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region. Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 178 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Illinois State also made our “Best General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois State is $20,830 for great lakes region agriculture students.

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%.

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 80 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Ivy Tech Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ivy Tech Community College is $7,669 for great lakes region agriculture students.

Read more about General Agriculture at Ivy Tech Community College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 75 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,305 for Great Lakes Region Agriculture students per year to attend WIU.

Read more about General Agriculture at Western Illinois University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 11 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

SIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,285 for Great Lakes Region Agriculture students per year to attend SIUC.

Full SIUC General Agriculture Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region agriculture students list, Purdue has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,377 for great lakes region agriculture students per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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