Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

WVU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

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

WVU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of agriculture and agriculture operations master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in agriculture and agriculture operations each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree from WVU, 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 West Virginia University with a master's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Agriculture	11
Animal Science	11
Plant Sciences	7

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	8,830	$46,650
Retail Sales Supervisors	7,200	$35,120
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	2,190	$47,310
Computer User Support Specialists	1,960	$44,290
Animal Caretakers	900	$23,790

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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