by our College Data Analytics TeamAgriculture & Agriculture Operations is a program of study at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in agriculture and agriculture operations, 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 UMES was ranked #160 on College Factual's Best Schools for agriculture and agriculture operations list. It is also ranked #2 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMES.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMES paid an average of $583 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $224 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,418 | $15,828 |
| Fees | $3,140 | $3,140 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,085 | $10,085 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,050 | $4,050 |
Learn more about UMES tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UMES 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 UMES Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the agriculture and agriculture operations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.8%.
All of the agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor’s degree recipients at UMES in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 11 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 1 |
*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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