General Agriculture at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wazzu General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Agriculture (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Wazzu General Agriculture Rankings

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In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in agriculture from Wazzu. This makes it the #2 most popular school for agriculture master’s degree candidates in the country.

Agriculture Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu General Agriculture Master’s Program

Of the 27 agriculture students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wazzu, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from Wazzu, 59% 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 Washington State University with a master's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Soil Sciences
• Food Processing
• Horticulture
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Agricultural Production

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Soil and Plant Scientists	430	$72,660
Food Scientists and Technologists	110	$62,830
Agricultural Sciences Professors	40	$92,870

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.