General Agriculture at Dordt University

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

Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and approximately 1,662 students attend the school each year.

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.

Dordt General Agriculture Degrees Available

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

Dordt General Agriculture Rankings

The agriculture major at Dordt 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 Dordt

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

Dordt General Agriculture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at Dordt are white. Around 67% 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 Dordt University with a associate's in agriculture.

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

Dordt General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Dordt since its program graduates 57% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at Dordt 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 Dordt University with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

If you plan to be a agriculture major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dordt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	4

Related Majors

• International Agriculture
• Plant Sciences
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Agricultural Production
• 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 IA, the home state for Dordt University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Soil and Plant Scientists	1,230	$79,650
Food Scientists and Technologists	320	$67,360
Agricultural Sciences Professors	280	$90,570
Animal Scientists	110	$74,830

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.