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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Purdue University - Main Campus

489 Bachelor's Degrees
68 Master's Degrees
112 Doctor's Degrees
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. We've also included details on how Purdue ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in agriculture & agriculture operations.

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available at Purdue

Purdue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

Purdue is in the top 10% of the country for agriculture & agriculture operations. More specifically it was ranked #8 out of 138 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Indiana.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Value Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Value Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) 2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) 2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income Over $110k) 2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income Over $110k) 2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) 2
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $30-$48k) 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $30-$48k) 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $30-$48k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $0-$30k) 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (With Aid) 4
Best Value Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Degree Schools 5
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools 5
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 5
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduates 5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (With Aid) 6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $0-$30k) 6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (With Aid) 6
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduate Degree Schools 7
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools 8
Best Value Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (With Aid) 9
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 15
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 17
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduates 18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 18
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduates 19
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 23
Highest Paid Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Graduates 25
Best Value Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 35

Popularity of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Purdue

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Purdue University - Main Campus handed out 489 bachelor's degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations. This is an increase of 6% over the previous year when 462 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 68 students received their master’s degree in agriculture & agriculture operations from Purdue. This makes it the #14 most popular school for agriculture & agriculture operations master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 112 students received their doctoral degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations in 2021, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Diversity at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture & agriculture operations majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate’s Program

All of the 35 students who graduated with a Associate’s in agriculture & agriculture operations from Purdue in 2021 were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 94% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a associate's in agriculture & agriculture operations.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 33
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 0

Purdue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 489 students earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture & agriculture operations from Purdue. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 85% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in agriculture & agriculture operations.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 414
Non-Resident Aliens 23
Other Races 21

Purdue Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in agriculture & agriculture operations from Purdue. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Purdue are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 63% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in agriculture & agriculture operations.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 43
Non-Resident Aliens 20
Other Races 0

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
Animal Science 198
Agricultural Economics & Business 176
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 53
Food Science Technology 38
General Agriculture 32
Agricultural Production 30
Agricultural Mechanization 28
Plant Sciences 28
Agricultural Public Services 25
Soil Sciences 11
Horticulture 6

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 3,177
Engineering Technologies 854
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 445
Mathematics & Statistics 383
Physical Sciences 274

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