General Agriculture at Delaware State University

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

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 4,739 students attend the school each year. Of the 613 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Delaware State University in 2021, 21 of them were general agriculture majors.

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.

Del State General Agriculture Degrees Available

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

Del State General Agriculture Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agriculture progam at Del State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 major at Del State 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
Most Focused General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	10
	18
Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	20
Most Focused General Agriculture Schools	22
Best Value General Agriculture Schools	38

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in agriculture from Del State. This makes it the #23 most popular school for agriculture master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Agriculture Graduates from Del State Make?

The median salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor's degree at Del State is $32,213. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $35,083 for all agriculture students.

Agriculture Student Demographics at Del State

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

Del State General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Del State. About 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 Delaware State University with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Del State General Agriculture Master’s Program

Of the 4 agriculture students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Del State, about 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in agriculture each year. Del State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Soil and Plant Scientists	90	$56,870

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 Smartyllama under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.