by our College Data Analytics TeamAgriculture & Agriculture Operations is a program of study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in agriculture and agriculture operations, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SIUC was ranked #83 on College Factual's Best Schools for agriculture and agriculture operations list. It is also ranked #4 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for SIUC.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SIUC was $320 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,591 | $9,591 |
| Fees | $5,466 | $5,466 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,622 | $10,622 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,941 | $2,941 |
Learn more about SIUC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the SIUC agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SIUC Online Learning page.
About 59.7% of the students who received their BS in agriculture and agriculture operations in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 59.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at SIUC in 2019-2020, 9.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 116 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 19 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 37 |
| Horticulture | 16 |
| Animal Science | 35 |
| Soil Sciences | 22 |
*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.
