Agricultural Production at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Production section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Agricultural Production Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Agricultural Production
• Doctorate Degree in Agricultural Production

Iowa State Agricultural Production Rankings

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There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in agricultural production, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agricultural Production Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural production majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Agricultural Production Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in agricultural production from Iowa State. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a agricultural production master's degree from Iowa State, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Soil Sciences
• International Agriculture
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Plant Sciences

Careers That Agricultural Production Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural production 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 Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Soil and Plant Scientists	1,230	$79,650
Conservation Scientists	590	$56,820
Food Scientists and Technologists	320	$67,360
Agricultural Sciences Professors	280	$90,570
Farm and Home Management Advisors	260	$65,110

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.