Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year.

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.

UGA 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

Online Classes Are Available at UGA

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UGA offers distance education options for agriculture & agriculture operations at the following degree levels:

UGA Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

The agriculture & agriculture operations major at UGA 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.

There were 163 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture & agriculture operations, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of agriculture & agriculture operations bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical agriculture & agriculture operations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture & agriculture operations at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in agriculture & agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	208
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UGA Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of agriculture & agriculture operations master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in agriculture & agriculture operations each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agriculture & agriculture operations master's degree from UGA, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	76
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Science	136
Veterinary Medicine	115
Agricultural Economics & Business	86
Plant Sciences	59
Food Science Technology	45
Agricultural Public Services	44
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	29
General Agriculture	14
Soil Sciences	9
Horticulture	6
Agricultural Production	3

Related Majors

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

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture & 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	48,300	$56,540
Retail Sales Supervisors	36,500	$43,760
Computer User Support Specialists	22,090	$53,090
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	8,800	$76,310
Animal Caretakers	6,820	$24,790

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.