Best Agricultural Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Illinois, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation.
44 schools in Illinois run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,125 people a year. The job pays a median of $105,440 in Illinois across about 340 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Illinois that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
31 programs in Illinois that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Illinois (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Illinois page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 01.0601In Illinois → | 483 | 22.7% | 11 | $35,900 | $14,000 |
| 2 | CIP 01.0103In Illinois → | 279 | 13.1% | 4 | $47,242 | $19,964 |
| 3 | CIP 01.0000In Illinois → | 251 | 11.8% | 9 | $39,350 | $20,340 |
| 4 | CIP 01.0901In Illinois → | 219 | 10.3% | 4 | $33,926 | $21,748 |
| 5 | CIP 01.1001In Illinois → | 161 | 7.6% | 2 | $51,883 | $21,000 |
| 6 | CIP 01.0101In Illinois → | 158 | 7.4% | 17 | $47,242 | $19,964 |
| 7 | CIP 01.0301In Illinois → | 107 | 5.0% | 10 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 8 | CIP 01.1102In Illinois → | 65 | 3.1% | 5 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
| 9 | CIP 01.0903In Illinois → | 56 | 2.6% | 1 | $33,926 | $21,748 |
| 10 | CIP 01.0204In Illinois → | 49 | 2.3% | 4 | $54,138 | $18,912 |
| 11 | CIP 01.0302In Illinois → | 46 | 2.2% | 3 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 12 | CIP 01.0102In Illinois → | 33 | 1.6% | 5 | $47,242 | $19,964 |
| 13 | CIP 01.0605In Illinois → | 32 | 1.5% | 8 | $35,900 | $14,000 |
| 14 | CIP 01.0201In Illinois → | 27 | 1.3% | 3 | $54,138 | $18,912 |
| 15 | CIP 13.1316In Illinois → | 25 | 1.2% | 7 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 16 | CIP 01.0604In Illinois → | 24 | 1.1% | 4 | $35,900 | $14,000 |
| 17 | CIP 01.0308In Illinois → | 17 | 0.8% | 4 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 18 | CIP 01.0304In Illinois → | 16 | 0.8% | 2 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 19 | CIP 01.0603In Illinois → | 14 | 0.7% | 3 | $35,900 | $14,000 |
| 20 | CIP 01.0507In Illinois → | 12 | 0.6% | 2 | $27,363 | $15,774 |
| 21 | CIP 01.0307In Illinois → | 10 | 0.5% | 1 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 22 | CIP 01.1201In Illinois → | 7 | 0.3% | 1 | $50,408 | $22,424 |
| 23 | CIP 13.1301In Illinois → | 7 | 0.3% | 1 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 24 | CIP 01.0999In Illinois → | 6 | 0.3% | 1 | $33,926 | $21,748 |
| 25 | CIP 01.1099In Illinois → | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | $51,883 | $21,000 |
| 26 | CIP 01.1105In Illinois → | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
| 27 | CIP 01.1101In Illinois → | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
| 28 | CIP 01.0105In Illinois → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $47,242 | $19,964 |
| 29 | CIP 01.0401In Illinois → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $48,505 | $23,250 |
| 30 | CIP 01.0607In Illinois → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,900 | $14,000 |
| 31 | CIP 01.1103In Illinois → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
Top 25 schools in Illinois
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 12 of the 44 schools in this state.
All 44 schools in Illinois
Every school in Illinois with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign | Champaign | Public | 623 | 6 |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | Public | 476 | 6 |
| Illinois State University | Normal | Public | 117 | 1 |
| Southern Illinois University - Carbondale | Carbondale | Public | 82 | 8 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Public | 77 | 3 |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | Public | 74 | 7 |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public | 62 | 1 |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Public | 56 | 6 |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | Public | 52 | 4 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Private not-for-profit | 48 | 1 |
| Parkland College | Champaign | Public | 46 | 4 |
| City Colleges of Chicago - Olive - Harvey College | Chicago | Public | 36 | 3 |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Public | 35 | 3 |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public | 31 | 5 |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | Public | 31 | 5 |
What agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary earn in Illinois
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $98,700. Illinois pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Illinois
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Agricultural Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Illinois
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.0000Agriculture, General
- 01.0101Agricultural Business and Management, General
- 01.0102Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
- 01.0103Agricultural Economics
- 01.0104Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
- 01.0105Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling
- 01.0199Agricultural Business and Management, Other
- 01.0201Agricultural Mechanization, General
- 01.0204Agricultural Power Machinery Operation
- 01.0299Agricultural Mechanization, Other
- 01.0301Agricultural Production Operations, General
- 01.0302Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
- 01.0303Aquaculture
- 01.0304Crop Production
- 01.0307Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
- 01.0308Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
- 01.0399Agricultural Production Operations, Other
- 01.0401Agricultural and Food Products Processing
- 01.0505Animal Training
- 01.0507Equestrian/Equine Studies
- 01.0601Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
- 01.0603Ornamental Horticulture
- 01.0604Greenhouse Operations and Management
- 01.0605Landscaping and Groundskeeping
- 01.0606Plant Nursery Operations and Management
Common questions
Answers for people weighing agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary programs in Illinois.
What degree do you need to become an Agricultural Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General, which awarded 483 degrees in Illinois in 2024-25, 22.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Agricultural Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 31 programs to this occupation. The largest are Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services, Agricultural Business and Management, Animal Sciences, Agriculture, plus 8 more. Together they graduate about 2,125 people a year in Illinois.
How much do agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary earn in Illinois?+
The median is $105,440 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 6.8% above the U.S. median of $98,700. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +4.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Illinois?+
44 institutions in Illinois reported graduates from at least one of the 31 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, Associate Professor, Agriculture Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1041.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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