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2023 Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor's Degree School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best school for agricultural economics & business students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Agricultural Business majors at Purdue take out an average of $16,406 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $281.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural economics & business schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average amount in student loans that agricultural business majors at UW - Madison take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $14,263.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Agricultural Business majors at UIUC take out an average of $18,248 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $441.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a great place for agricultural economics & business students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

The average amount in student loans that agricultural business majors at UW - Platteville take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,488.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of River Falls.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, agricultural business graduates from UW - River Falls carry an average student debtload of $18,861.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agricultural economics & business students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

On average, agricultural business graduates from Ohio State take out $17,760 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $185.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for agricultural economics & business students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Northwestern Ohio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree agricultural economics & business programs. Located in the small suburb of Lima, University of Northwestern Ohio is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #9 on this year’s Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Wilmington College

Wilmington, OH

Wilmington College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wilmington College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Wilmington.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $373, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics & business colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 61
Ohio 203
Illinois 382
Indiana 202
Wisconsin 190

Agricultural Business Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 3,206
Agricultural Business 2,144
Agricultural Economics 1,882
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management 506
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling 245
Agricultural Business & Management 136
Agricultural Business Technology 21

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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