General Agriculture at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Every general agriculture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agriculture program at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and approximately 30,014 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received their master's degree in agriculture.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Agriculture section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly Pomona General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Cal Poly Pomona General Agriculture Rankings

Agriculture Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona General Agriculture Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a master's degree in General Agriculture from Cal Poly Pomona in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in agriculture each year. Cal Poly Pomona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a master's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Soil and Plant Scientists	2,270	$80,710
Food Scientists and Technologists	2,240	$72,580
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$97,290
Animal Scientists	40	$56,840

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Victorrocha under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.