General Agriculture at Tarleton State University

If you are interested in studying general agriculture, you may want to check out the program at Tarleton State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year.

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.

Tarleton General Agriculture Degrees Available

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

Tarleton General Agriculture Rankings

The agriculture major at Tarleton 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 Tarleton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Tarleton State University.

Tarleton General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Tarleton General Agriculture Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from Tarleton, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tarleton State University with a master's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

General Agriculture majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tarleton State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	106

Related Majors

• Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Agricultural Public Services
• Animal Science

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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Agricultural Sciences Professors	1,010	$93,580
Soil and Plant Scientists	690	$68,150
Food Scientists and Technologists	620	$67,500
Animal Scientists	290	$52,360

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.