Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Dickinson State University

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

DSU is located in Dickinson, North Dakota and approximately 1,441 students attend the school each year. Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson State University in 2021, 20 of them were agriculture and agriculture operations majors.

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.

DSU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

DSU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture and agriculture operations major at DSU 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
Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value Agriculture Associate Degree Schools	26
Best Value Agriculture Schools	32
Most Focused Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Agriculture Schools	67
Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
	118
Most Popular Agriculture Schools	207
Most Popular Agriculture Basic Certificate Schools	266

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at DSU

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

DSU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of agriculture and agriculture operations associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture and agriculture operations only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at DSU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at DSU are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DSU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 agriculture and agriculture operations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from DSU, about 55% were men and 45% 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 DSU since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at DSU 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 Dickinson State University with a bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

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

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

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

The following agriculture and agriculture operations concentations are available at Dickinson State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dickinson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Agriculture	20
Agricultural Economics & Business	10

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information 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 ND, the home state for Dickinson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Retail Sales Supervisors	3,300	$44,620
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	2,860	$55,100
Computer User Support Specialists	1,760	$53,020
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	1,380	$60,360
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	670	$49,000

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.