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2023 Most Popular Agricultural Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

68 Colleges
$42,261 Avg Salary
$17,950 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agricultural Economics & Business 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Agricultural Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 68 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Agricultural Economics & Business program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for agricultural economics & business students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

While working on their degree, agricultural business majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $18,721 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $441.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural economics & business schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

After completing their degree, agricultural business graduates from Purdue carry an average student debt load of $15,753. 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 programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural economics & business schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

While working on their degree, agricultural business majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $12,500 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Agricultural Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average amount in student loans that agricultural business majors at Ohio State take out is $15,750. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $185.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural economics & business schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that agricultural business majors at Michigan State take out is $21,500.

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#5

Wilmington College

Wilmington, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wilmington College is a great place for agricultural economics & business students. Wilmington College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Wilmington.

Agricultural Business majors at Wilmington College take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree. 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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University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular agricultural economics & business programs. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.

On average, agricultural business graduates from UW - River Falls take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Agricultural Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

While working on their degree, agricultural business majors at UW - Platteville accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt.

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#9

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Agricultural Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#10

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular agricultural economics & business programs. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Agricultural Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL
12 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
13 Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH
13 Lake Land College Mattoon, IL

Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics & business schools 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 26 schools only.

  • 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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