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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.
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.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture & agriculture operations majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
All of the 35 students who graduated with a Associate’s in agriculture & agriculture operations from Purdue in 2021 were women.
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.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 33 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
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.
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.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
White | 414 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 23 |
Other Races | 21 |
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.
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.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 43 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 20 |
Other Races | 0 |
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 |
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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 |
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Engineering | 3,177 |
Engineering Technologies | 854 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 445 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 383 |
Physical Sciences | 274 |
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