General Agriculture at Cornell University

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

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.

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

54% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 56% 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 12% 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	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	32
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell General Agriculture Master’s Program

44% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in agriculture each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from Cornell, 51% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

The following agriculture concentations are available at Cornell University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	76

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
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