Agriculture at University of Missouri - Columbia

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture school? To help you decide if University of Missouri - Columbia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agriculture program.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year.

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

Mizzou Agriculture Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

Mizzou Agriculture Rankings

The agriculture major at Mizzou is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Agriculture Student Demographics at Mizzou

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at University of Missouri - Columbia.

Mizzou Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Mizzou since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Soil and Plant Scientists	440	$53,030
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$102,940
Food Scientists and Technologists	200	$65,190
Animal Scientists	130	$81,780

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
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