2021 Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
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Finding the Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students
General Agriculture is the #58 most popular major in Illinois with 201 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 1,916 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 10.5% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The agriculture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best General Agriculture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best General Agriculture Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Illinois State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional general agriculture students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Illinois State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. 2,500 students are part time.
Western Illinois University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb. WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.2%. Approximately 4,203 students take at least one class online at WIU. 1,874 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. SIUC also made our Best Colleges for General Agriculture in Illinois list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. 2,629 students are part time.
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).
General Agriculture is the #58 most popular major in Illinois with 201 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 1,916 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 10.5% were from a college or university in the state.
