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 Texas A&M University - Commerce. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Texas A&M Commerce was ranked #44 on College Factual's Best Schools for agriculture list. It is also ranked #7 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Texas A&M Commerce.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Texas A&M Commerce was $569 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $160 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,790 | $17,060 |
| Fees | $5,030 | $5,030 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,176 | $1,176 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,567 | $9,567 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,413 | $3,413 |
Learn more about Texas A&M Commerce tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M Commerce in Agriculture walked away with an average of $22,250 in student debt. That is 3% higher than the national average of $21,544.
agriculture who receive their bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M Commerce make an average of $44,170 a year during the early days of their career. That is 34% higher than the national average of $32,946.
Online degrees for the Texas A&M Commerce 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 Texas A&M Commerce Online Learning page.
About 54.5% of the students who received their BS in agriculture in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.2%.
Around 27.3% of agriculture bachelor’s degree recipients at Texas A&M Commerce in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Agriculture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general agriculture.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 14 |
| Animal Services | 8 |
| Animal Science | 36 |
*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.
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