by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Agricultural Communication/Journalism. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Agricultural Public Services is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in agricultural public services, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,273 | $37,161 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,200 | $12,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,066 | $3,066 |
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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 Public Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW - Madison took out an average of $20,500 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $18,327.
The median early career salary of agricultural public services students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW - Madison is $43,638 per year. That is 37% higher than the national average of $31,800.
UW - Madison does not offer an online option for its agricultural public services bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.9% of the agricultural public services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 72.2%.
Around 13.6% of agricultural public services bachelor’s degree recipients at UW - Madison in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Agricultural Public Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 59 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to agricultural public services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 44 |
| Animal Science | 50 |
| Food Science Technology | 29 |
| Plant Sciences | 23 |
| Soil Sciences | 5 |
*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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