Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Ridgewater College

If you are interested in studying agribusiness/agricultural business operations, you may want to check out the program at Ridgewater College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ridgewater College is located in Willmar, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,176.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations section at the bottom of this page.

Ridgewater College Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Agribusiness (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Agribusiness

Online Classes Are Available at Ridgewater College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Ridgewater College does offer online courses in agribusiness for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Ridgewater College Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Rankings

Agribusiness Student Demographics at Ridgewater College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agribusiness majors at Ridgewater College.

Ridgewater College Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Associate’s Program

67% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of agribusiness associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agribusiness only graduates about 45% women each year. The program at Ridgewater College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agribusiness at Ridgewater College are white. Around 83% 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 Ridgewater College with a associate's in agribusiness.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Farm/Farm & Ranch Management

Careers That Agribusiness Grads May Go Into

A degree in agribusiness can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Ridgewater College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$95,000

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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