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General Agriculture at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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General Agriculture at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

If you plan to study general agriculture, 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 2021, 15 agriculture majors received their bachelor's degree from UMES.

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

UMES General Agriculture Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

UMES General Agriculture Rankings

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

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 major at UMES is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Agriculture. 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 General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Most Focused General Agriculture Schools 25

Agriculture Student Demographics at UMES

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

UMES General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The agriculture program at UMES awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agriculture 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.

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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 also has a doctoral program available in agriculture. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture 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
Food Scientists and Technologists 550 $87,530
Agricultural Sciences Professors 140 $99,840
Animal Scientists 80 $128,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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