2024 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Agriculture & Agriculture Operationsmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #26 out of the 37 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for agriculture & agriculture operations students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 153 master's degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agriculture & agriculture operations students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agriculture & agriculture operations students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt agriculture & agriculture operations students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agriculture & agriculture operations related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agriculture & agriculture operations students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for agriculture & agriculture operations students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

104 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in agriculture & agriculture operations has to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in agriculture & agriculture operations from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. SIUC is a large public university located in the small city of Carbondale.More information about a master’s in agriculture & agriculture operations from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	33	68
Ohio	32	56
Michigan	31	83
Wisconsin	31	51

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology	79
Plant Sciences	28
Animal Science	20
General Agriculture	6
Agricultural Production	6
Agricultural Economics & Business	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	1,861
Mathematics & Statistics	1,113
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	835
Engineering Technologies	407
Physical Sciences	288
Architecture & Related Services	182
Natural Resources & Conservation	109
Science Technologies / Technicians	10
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter. More about our data sources and methodologies.