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Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Agroecology

Iowa State Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in agroecology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agroecology Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Master’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of agroecology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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Of the students who received a agroecology 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 agroecology.

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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

Careers That Agroecology Grads May Go Into

A degree in agroecology 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
Agricultural Sciences Professors 280 $90,570
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 230 $58,040
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 140 $82,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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