by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Agriculture. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Agriculture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Northwest Missouri State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in agriculture, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Northwest was ranked #22 on College Factual's Best Schools for agriculture list. It is also ranked #2 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northwest.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Northwest paid an average of $602 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $354 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,106 | $11,064 |
| Fees | $3,394 | $3,394 |
| Books and Supplies | $400 | $400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,270 | $9,270 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,575 | $2,575 |
Learn more about Northwest tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Agriculture students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northwest took out an average of $23,250 in student loans. That is 8% higher than the national average of $21,544.
agriculture who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northwest make an average of $45,249 a year during the early days of their career. That is 37% higher than the national average of $32,946.
Online degrees for the Northwest agriculture bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwest Online Learning page.
Women made up around 35.5% of the agriculture students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture at Northwest in 2019-2020, 6.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Agriculture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general agriculture.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 64 |
| Animal Science | 18 |
| Plant Sciences | 21 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | 6 |
View All General Agriculture Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
