Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. Of the 9,305 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 540 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.

UIUC Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

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

UIUC Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agriculture and agriculture operations programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC 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 UIUC 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	6
Most Focused Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Value Agriculture Schools	88

In 2021, 104 students received their master’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from UIUC. This makes it the #5 most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 168 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 UIUC since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at UIUC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	58
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	332
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UIUC Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of agriculture and agriculture operations master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree from UIUC, 62% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	64
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in agriculture and agriculture operations. In 2021, 168 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Economics & Business	227
Animal Science	187
Food Science Technology	129
Plant Sciences	74
Agricultural Public Services	40
Agricultural Production	6

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Animal Caretakers	8,380	$24,550

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.