Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

If you are interested in studying agriculture and agriculture operations, you may want to check out the program at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and has a total student population of 32,428. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 353 students received a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from Colorado State.

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.

Colorado State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado State

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? Colorado State offers distance education options for agriculture and agriculture operations at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Colorado State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agriculture and agriculture operations programs across the country. The following shows how Colorado State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture and agriculture operations major at Colorado State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	35
	57
Most Focused Agriculture Schools	113

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from Colorado State. This makes it the #19 most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 167 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at Colorado State

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

Colorado State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 353 agriculture and agriculture operations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Colorado State, about 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at Colorado State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	281
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Colorado State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 agriculture and agriculture operations majors earned their master's degree from Colorado State. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in agriculture and agriculture operations each year. Colorado State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree from Colorado State, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	41
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Colorado State also has a doctoral program available in agriculture and agriculture operations. In 2021, 167 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Science	93
Agricultural Economics & Business	92
Plant Sciences	87
Animal Services	61
Food Science Technology	33
Soil Sciences	24
General Agriculture	15
Horticulture	14
Agricultural Public Services	2

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation

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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,630	$62,600
Retail Sales Supervisors	19,110	$50,850
Computer User Support Specialists	14,390	$60,440
Animal Caretakers	4,930	$27,510
Graphic Designers	4,730	$56,670

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 Spilly816 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.