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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 49,899 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 716 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.

Top 7 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Great Lakes Region

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 112 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 168 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 192 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 115 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 124 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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