Are you ready to do big things? Are you poised to help solve the most critical challenges of our time with innovative, real-world solutions? Do you want to feed and fuel the world, protect the environment, promote healthy families and children, and do other work that really matters? Explore the amazing #ACESCulture with us.
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Explore these ACES majors, and follow your passion.
ABE students combine fundamental engineering skills with training in the design and analysis of complex systems for food, agriculture, energy, and the environment.
Learn more about the ABE major
ACE students go beyond the basics of business, economics, and policy to solve challenges in food, agriculture, consumer protection, energy, and the environment.
Learn more about the ACE major
ALEC students study how people work together and lead their peers, learn from and educate others, and communicate issues related to food, agriculture, and the environment.
Learn more about the ALEC major
Animal Sciences students create and practice innovative ways to improve the efficiency of food animal production, enhance the well-being of animals we keep, and further global animal conservation efforts.
Learn more about the ANSC major
New! CS+ANSC students combine a strong grounding in computer science with technical knowledge of animal sciences to work with sensor technology, large data sets, and predictive analytics to improve the health and well-being of production animals and pets.
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Crop Sciences students learn to feed and fuel the world through innovations in agronomy, biotechnology, data science, environmental science, and horticultural food systems.
Learn more about the CPSC major
CS+CPSC students combine disciplines to revolutionize plant production systems using digital technology.
Learn more about the CS+CPSC major
FSHN students optimize health and wellness through the development and delivery of safe, nutritious, accessible, and affordable foods.
Learn more about the FSHN major
HDFS students help people by improving family dynamics, addressing childhood adversity, and promoting healthy relationships.
Learn more about the HDFS major
MFST students gain understanding and the ability to implement solutions for the serious challenges urban food and environmental systems face today.
Learn more about the MFST major
NRES students shape a more sustainable future locally and around the globe by studying the intersections among natural resources, human-managed ecosystems, and the social sciences.
Learn more about the NRES major
TSM students apply engineering principles, study the technology used in these systems, and integrate business-management concepts in the food, feed, agricultural, environmental, energy and construction industries.
Learn more about the TSM major
Students work with advisors to explore various majors in the College of ACES to help determine their career path and major.
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We have so much to share about ACES majors and the great careers that follow. Request a digital copy of the ACES Viewbook today.
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Our 4-year graduation rate is 75%. We are No. 1 among universities with comparable programs when it comes to the amount of time it takes our students to graduate+. +US News & World Report 2018. National average for public universities is 33% according to U.S. Department of Education.
On average, our highly sought-after graduates earn 21% more than their peers at most universities with comparable programs over a 20-year period. They earn more than double what their peers from other Illinois universities with similar programs earn during that same period++. ++ Payscale.com
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