General Agriculture at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general agriculture, take a look at what New Mexico State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Agriculture section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Main Campus General Agriculture Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
Master’s Degree in Agriculture

NMSU Main Campus General Agriculture Rankings

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

Agriculture Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agriculture 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NMSU Main Campus General Agriculture Master’s Program

56% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in agriculture each year. NMSU Main Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

General Agriculture 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
Agriculture	25

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Soil and Plant Scientists	70	$57,840

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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