Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Delaware

If you plan to study agriculture and agriculture operations, take a look at what University of Delaware has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. Of the 4,743 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware in 2021, 182 of them were agriculture and agriculture operations majors.

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

UD Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Master’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Doctorate Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

UD Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agriculture and agriculture operations progam at UD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture and agriculture operations major at UD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations. 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 Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value Agriculture Schools	97

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from UD. This makes it the #72 most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at UD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at University of Delaware.

UD Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of agriculture and agriculture operations associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at UD are white. Around 100% 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 University of Delaware with a associate's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

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

UD Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 182 students earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from UD. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at UD 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 University of Delaware with a bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	141
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UD Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

Of the 7 agriculture and agriculture operations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UD, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree from UD, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the agriculture and agriculture operations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

UD also has a doctoral program available in agriculture and agriculture operations. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

The following agriculture and agriculture operations concentations are available at University of Delaware. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Delaware. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	75
General Agriculture	46
Animal Science	25
Agricultural Economics & Business	20
Plant Sciences	19
Food Science Technology	13

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture and agriculture operations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,130	$62,700
Retail Sales Supervisors	4,330	$47,560
Computer User Support Specialists	1,830	$58,780
Animal Caretakers	680	$24,810
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	460	$50,470

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.