Agronomy & Crop Science at Texas Tech University
If you plan to study agronomy & crop science, take a look at what Texas Tech University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agronomy & Crop Science section at the bottom of this page.
Texas Tech Agronomy & Crop Science Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy and Crop Science
- Master’s Degree in Agronomy and Crop Science
Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Texas Tech does offer online education options in agronomy and crop science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
Texas Tech Agronomy & Crop Science Rankings
There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in agronomy and crop science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Agronomy and Crop Science Student Demographics at Texas Tech
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agronomy and crop science majors at Texas Tech University.
Texas Tech Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Program
In the agronomy and crop science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in agronomy and crop science.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
Careers That Agronomy and Crop Science Grads May Go Into
A degree in agronomy and crop science 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 Texas Tech University.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors | 1,280 | $52,170 |
Agricultural Sciences Professors | 1,010 | $93,580 |
Soil and Plant Scientists | 690 | $68,150 |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers | 400 | $81,330 |
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 Johan Hendrikse under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.