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Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Purdue University - Main Campus

Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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

Purdue Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Agroecology

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Purdue does offer online education options in agroecology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Purdue Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Rankings

The agroecology major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agroecology & Sustainable 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.

Agroecology Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agroecology majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of agroecology bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical agroecology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agroecology at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in agroecology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Agroecology Grads May Go Into

A degree in agroecology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Conservation Scientists 230 $63,320
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 170 $47,880
Soil and Plant Scientists 130 $59,850
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 40 $64,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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