General Agriculture at Fort Hays State University

Every general agriculture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agriculture program at Fort Hays State University stacks up to those at other schools.

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a total student population of 15,033. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in agriculture from FHSU.

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.

FHSU General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

FHSU General Agriculture Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agriculture programs across the country. The following shows how FHSU 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 major at FHSU 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 Popular General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
	36
Best General Agriculture Schools	41
Most Focused General Agriculture Schools	62

Earnings of FHSU Agriculture Graduates

The median salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor's degree at FHSU is $35,929. This is 2% higher than $35,083, which is the national average for all agriculture bachelor's degree recipients.

Agriculture Student Demographics at FHSU

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

FHSU General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 agriculture students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from FHSU, about 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at FHSU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at FHSU 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 Fort Hays 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	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FHSU 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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Soil and Plant Scientists	370	$57,260
Food Scientists and Technologists	280	$76,380
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$97,080
Animal Scientists	30	$81,310

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.