Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Western Illinois University

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture & agriculture operations school? To help you decide if Western Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agriculture & agriculture operations program.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

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.

WIU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

WIU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

The agriculture & agriculture operations major at WIU 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.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture & agriculture operations majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

41% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of agriculture & agriculture operations bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical agriculture & agriculture operations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture & agriculture operations at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in agriculture & agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Agriculture	75

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture & 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Computer User Support Specialists	24,920	$53,020
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Animal Caretakers	8,380	$24,550

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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