by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois” 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 Illinois, there were 312 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,252 and $18,083 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general agriculture.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois agriculture students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #1 spot on the list. 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.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 75 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Western Illinois University
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Kaskaskia College landed the #3 spot on the list. Kaskaskia College is located in Centralia, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #4 spot on the list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale General Agriculture Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hawk College landed the #5 spot on the list. Moline, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Central College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois list. Illinois Central College is a public institution located in East Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Illinois Central College
With a ranking of #7, Kankakee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois list. Kankakee Community College is a public institution located in Kankakee, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Kankakee Community College
Triton College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois ranking. River Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Eureka College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois ranking. Eureka College is a small school located in Eureka, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Illinois list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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