Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 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.

Wazzu Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

There were 145 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of agriculture and agriculture operations master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in agriculture and agriculture operations each year. Wazzu does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the agriculture and agriculture operations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

If you plan to be a agriculture and agriculture operations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Agriculture	27
Plant Sciences	17
Food Science Technology	8
Animal Science	5
Agricultural Production	4
Soil Sciences	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190
Retail Sales Supervisors	22,670	$52,240
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	5,320	$68,140
Graphic Designers	5,060	$60,530

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
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