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General Agriculture at Cornell University

If you plan to study general agriculture, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Cornell General Agriculture Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Cornell General Agriculture Rankings

Agriculture Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Cornell University.

Cornell General Agriculture Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in General Agriculture from Cornell in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in agriculture each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Food Scientists and Technologists 480 $61,630
Agricultural Sciences Professors 390 $99,920
Soil and Plant Scientists 140 $83,530
Animal Scientists 130 $62,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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