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Agricultural Production at Sam Houston State University

Agricultural Production at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study agricultural production, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and approximately 21,912 students attend the school each year.

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

SHSU Agricultural Production Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Agricultural Production

SHSU Agricultural Production Rankings

Agricultural Production Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural production majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Agricultural Production Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of agricultural production master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in agricultural production each year. SHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a agricultural production master's degree from SHSU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a master's in agricultural production.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Agricultural Production

If you plan to be a agricultural production major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sam Houston State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture 8

Careers That Agricultural Production Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural production can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Conservation Scientists 2,010 $57,990
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 1,280 $52,170
Agricultural Sciences Professors 1,010 $93,580
Soil and Plant Scientists 690 $68,150
Food Scientists and Technologists 620 $67,500

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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