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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BS in General Agriculture

The 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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park. 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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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BS in Agriculture

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 agriculture major at Penn State University Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agriculture. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for General Agriculture 22
Most Focused Colleges for General Agriculture 115

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Agriculture from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Penn State University Park Agriculture BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State University Park in Agriculture walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 21% higher than the national average of $21,544.

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Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BS in Agriculture?

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its agriculture bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Agriculture

36 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
5.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 36 students received their bachelor’s degree in agriculture. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 50.0% of the students who received their BS in agriculture in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 52.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.6% of the agriculture bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 33
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Agriculture Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

General Agriculture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Agriculture 36

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general agriculture.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business 83
Horticulture 41
Agricultural Public Services 6
Animal Science 90
Food Science Technology 42

View All General Agriculture Related Majors >

References

*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.

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