General Agriculture at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Cornell.

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

Cornell General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
• Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Cornell General Agriculture Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Agriculture. 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
	8
Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in agriculture from Cornell. This makes it the #13 most popular school for agriculture master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cornell Agriculture Graduates

The median salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $41,224. This is 18% higher than $35,083, which is the national average for all agriculture bachelor's degree recipients.

Agriculture Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Cornell University.

Cornell General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in agriculture from Cornell in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at Cornell are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agriculture bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	42
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Cornell General Agriculture Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in General Agriculture from Cornell in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in agriculture each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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

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

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in agriculture. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Horticulture
• International Agriculture
• Plant Sciences
• Food Science Technology
• Animal Science

Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Food Scientists and Technologists	480	$61,630
Agricultural Sciences Professors	390	$99,920
Soil and Plant Scientists	140	$83,530
Animal Scientists	130	$62,140

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.