Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture & agriculture operations school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agriculture & agriculture operations program.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227.

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

NMSU Main Campus Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
Master’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

NMSU Main Campus Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

The agriculture & agriculture operations major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations. 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture & agriculture operations majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of agriculture & agriculture operations bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical agriculture & agriculture operations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agriculture & agriculture operations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in agriculture & agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	84
White	45
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

NMSU Main Campus Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

70% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of agriculture & agriculture operations master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

In the agriculture & agriculture operations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in agriculture & agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Science	82
Plant Sciences	49
Agricultural Economics & Business	31
General Agriculture	25
Agricultural Public Services	5
Food Science Technology	3
Soil Sciences	2
Horticulture	1

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture & agriculture operations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	9,720	$53,930
Retail Sales Supervisors	8,560	$40,110
Computer User Support Specialists	2,250	$43,190
Animal Caretakers	1,070	$25,740
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	830	$53,780

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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