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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations.

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

UMass Amherst Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
  • Doctorate Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Amherst

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMass Amherst offers distance education options for agriculture and agriculture operations at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

UMass Amherst Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

88% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations from UMass Amherst in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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In the agriculture and agriculture operations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

The following agriculture and agriculture operations concentations are available at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food Science Technology 21
Animal Science 4
Plant Sciences 2

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture and agriculture operations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 39,360 $64,560
Retail Sales Supervisors 28,180 $47,710
Computer User Support Specialists 19,360 $63,860
Graphic Designers 5,680 $64,010
Animal Caretakers 4,800 $30,930

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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