by our College Data Analytics TeamAgricultural Production is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at University of Kentucky. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in agricultural production, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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 UK was ranked #24 on College Factual's Best Schools for agricultural production list. It is also ranked #1 in Kentucky.
Here are some of the other rankings for UK.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UK was $1,248 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $464 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,135 | $29,945 |
| Fees | $1,349 | $1,349 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,588 | $13,588 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,474 | $4,474 |
Learn more about UK tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Agricultural Production students who received their bachelor’s degree at UK took out an average of $24,250 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $21,668.
agricultural production who receive their bachelor’s degree from UK make an average of $31,133 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $31,736.
UK does not offer an online option for its agricultural production bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UK Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in agricultural production in 2019-2020, 85.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.5%.
Around 8.8% of agricultural production bachelor’s degree recipients at UK in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 66 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Agricultural Production students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Horse Husbandry/Equine Science & Management | 72 |
| Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to agricultural production.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 42 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 39 |
| Animal Science | 60 |
| Food Science Technology | 4 |
| Plant Sciences | 6 |
*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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