General Agriculture at Dickinson State University

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture school? To help you decide if Dickinson State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agriculture program.

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 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.

DSU General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

DSU General Agriculture Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agriculture programs across the country. The following shows how DSU 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 major at DSU 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 Schools	11
Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
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Earnings of DSU Agriculture Graduates

The median salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor's degree at DSU is $27,348. This is less than $35,083, which is the national average of all agriculture majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Agriculture Student Demographics at DSU

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

DSU General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from DSU. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at DSU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture 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.

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. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Agricultural Economics & Business

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 ND, the home state for Dickinson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Soil and Plant Scientists	400	$75,800

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.