by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 21st most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,342 and had an average of $19,867 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 7,495 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,498 and $18,038 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,000 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 36 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. That schools that top this list have a program in agriculture and agriculture operations in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The agriculture & agriculture operations 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Wilmington, Ohio, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Wilmington College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 291 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Findlay landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Findlay is a small school located in Findlay, Ohio that handed out 141 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Findlay Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 130 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois College is located in Jacksonville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Illinois College
With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 489 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 540 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Western Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Western Illinois University
Lake Erie College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Painesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Illinois State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 172 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Illinois State University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 89 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Huntington University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Huntington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntington, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Huntington
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 318 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Michigan State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 361 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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 94%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Ohio State University - Main Campus
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 217 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full UW - Madison Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at SMWC
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Greenville University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Greenville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Greenville University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Kent State University at Tuscarawas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a small public school situated in New Philadelphia, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Kent State University at Tuscarawas
With a ranking of #20, Mount Mary University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Mary University is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 3 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central State University is located in Wilberforce, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
Full Central State University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Otterbein University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Otterbein University is a small school located in Westerville, Ohio that handed out 17 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Otterbein
Kent State University at Salem landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at Salem is a small school located in Salem, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Kent State University at Salem
Andrews University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Andrews University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
University of Northwestern Ohio landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Lima, Ohio, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Northwestern Ohio
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