Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and approximately 2,646 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from UMES.

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.

UMES 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

UMES Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture and agriculture operations major at UMES 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 Focused Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Agriculture Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Agriculture Schools	178
Most Popular Agriculture Schools	285

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from UMES. This makes it the #91 most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at UMES

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

UMES Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 Maryland Eastern Shore with a bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMES Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of agriculture and agriculture operations master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the agriculture and agriculture operations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

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

UMES also has a doctoral program available in agriculture and agriculture operations. In 2021, 1 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 Maryland Eastern Shore. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Agriculture	15
Food Science Technology	4

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• Engineering Technologies
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,670	$62,680
Retail Sales Supervisors	26,360	$46,240
Computer User Support Specialists	10,620	$54,880
Animal Caretakers	3,810	$28,140
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,070	$50,030

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.