Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from Eastern.

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.

Eastern Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

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

Eastern Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture and agriculture operations major at Eastern 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
	30
Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of agriculture and agriculture operations associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture and agriculture operations only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Eastern may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at Eastern are white. Around 93% 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a associate's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations from Eastern in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% 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 Eastern since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Production	25
Other Agriculture	14
Horticulture	3

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical 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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Retail Sales Supervisors	17,020	$38,060
Computer User Support Specialists	6,180	$48,700
Animal Caretakers	3,080	$22,730
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	2,930	$79,590

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.