General Agriculture at University of Mount Olive

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture school? To help you decide if University of Mount Olive is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agriculture program.

UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and approximately 2,536 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.

UMO General Agriculture Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Agriculture

UMO General Agriculture Rankings

Agriculture Student Demographics at UMO

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

UMO General Agriculture Associate’s Program

38% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture only graduates about 43% men each year. The program at UMO may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at UMO are white. Around 100% 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 University of Mount Olive with a associate's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mount Olive. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	5

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 NC, the home state for University of Mount Olive.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Soil and Plant Scientists	960	$72,890
Agricultural Sciences Professors	760	$50,720
Food Scientists and Technologists	160	$58,430
Animal Scientists	140	$61,030

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
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