General Agriculture at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 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.

Illinois State General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
• Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Illinois State General Agriculture Rankings

The agriculture major at Illinois State 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 Illinois State

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

Illinois State General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	103
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Illinois State General Agriculture Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from Illinois State, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
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 Illinois State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	178

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Food Scientists and Technologists	760	$89,700
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$88,640
Soil and Plant Scientists	350	$58,950
Animal Scientists	80	$54,610

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 Willjay under License

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