2027 Best General Agriculture Schools in Illinois
General Agriculture programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general agriculture students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for General Agriculture in Illinois
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general agriculture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in General Agriculture
Our analysis ranked Illinois State University the best school in the country for a degree in general agriculture. Set in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a very large public institution. Illinois State University graduates 64% of students within six years. Illinois State University awarded about 117 general agriculture degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, general agriculture degree recipients from Illinois State University generally make around $47,295. Students borrow a median of $18,750 to complete this degree.
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Western Illinois University is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in general agriculture, ranking #2. Set in the town of Macomb, Western Illinois University is a moderately-sized public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 45%. There were roughly 62 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Western Illinois University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general agriculture program make about $48,509 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $18,969.
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Students looking for a strong general agriculture program will find one at Kaskaskia College, which ranked #3. Kaskaskia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Centralia. About 46 general agriculture degrees were awarded at Kaskaskia College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, general agriculture degree recipients from Kaskaskia College generally make around $45,658. Typical student debt for the program is $7,875.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #4 on our 2027 list of the best general agriculture schools. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a large public school located in the town of Carbondale. The six-year graduation rate is 60%. About 11 general agriculture degrees were awarded at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the most recent year. Students who receive their general agriculture degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale earn around $39,700 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $18,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
