Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 363 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.

UF Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Master’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Doctorate Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Online Classes Are Available at UF

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.

UF does offer online education options in agriculture and agriculture operations for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UF Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agriculture and agriculture operations programs across the country. The following shows how UF performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture and agriculture operations major at UF 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
Most Popular Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115

In 2021, 154 students received their master’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from UF. This makes it the #1 most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 160 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at UF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	84
White	222
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

UF Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

The agriculture and agriculture operations program at UF awarded 154 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

Of the students who received a agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree from UF, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	88
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UF also has a doctoral program available in agriculture and agriculture operations. In 2021, 160 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Science	165
Plant Sciences	143
Agricultural Economics & Business	132
Soil Sciences	42
Food Science Technology	39

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Retail Sales Supervisors	86,300	$46,090
Computer User Support Specialists	41,560	$49,260
Graphic Designers	13,550	$48,780
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	13,100	$63,040

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.