General Agriculture at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in agriculture from NMSU Main Campus.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks agriculture programs across the country. The following shows how NMSU Main Campus performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular General Agriculture Schools	43
	47

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in agriculture from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #23 most popular school for agriculture master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 agriculture majors earned their bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at NMSU Main Campus are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NMSU Main Campus General Agriculture Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in agriculture from NMSU Main Campus in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from NMSU Main Campus, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in agriculture. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Horticulture
• Soil Sciences
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Economics & Business

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
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.