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2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$7,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agronomy & Crop Science is the 393rd most popular major in the country with 1,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 182 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 83 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in agronomy and crop science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agronomy and crop science 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 agronomy and crop science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $4,367 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 36 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $5,477 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UIUC.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - River Falls, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $8,366 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $0-$30k 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 Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#4

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $12,117 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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