General Agriculture at Missouri State University - West Plains

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 Missouri State University - West Plains stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri State West Plains is located in West Plains, Missouri and approximately 1,920 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.

Missouri State West Plains General Agriculture Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Agriculture

Missouri State West Plains General Agriculture Rankings

Agriculture Student Demographics at Missouri State West Plains

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

Missouri State West Plains General Agriculture Associate’s Program

91% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at Missouri State West Plains are white. Around 91% 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 Missouri State University - West Plains with a associate's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Missouri State University - West Plains. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	8

Food Science Technology

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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - West Plains.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Soil and Plant Scientists	440	$53,030
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$102,940
Food Scientists and Technologists	200	$65,190
Animal Scientists	130	$81,780

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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