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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

4 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $30-$48k” 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in agronomy and crop science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agronomy and crop science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agronomy and crop science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $6,860 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#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 $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $8,464 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full UIUC Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#3

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #3 spot on the list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $10,124 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at UW - River Falls

#4

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #4 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Platteville is $12,930 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UW - Platteville Agronomy & Crop Science Report

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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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