Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 169 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.

WVU 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

WVU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agriculture and agriculture operations programs across the country. The following shows how WVU 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 WVU 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
Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	58

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from WVU. This makes it the #40 most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 169 students earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from WVU. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	140
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WVU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

Of the 25 agriculture and agriculture operations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WVU, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree from WVU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University 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	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU also has a doctoral program available in agriculture and agriculture operations. In 2021, 4 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 West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animal Science	116
Agricultural Economics & Business	45
Plant Sciences	26
General Agriculture	11

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	8,830	$46,650
Retail Sales Supervisors	7,200	$35,120
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	2,190	$47,310
Computer User Support Specialists	1,960	$44,290
Animal Caretakers	900	$23,790

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.