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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Western Illinois University

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Western Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture and 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 and agriculture operations program.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 75 agriculture and agriculture operations majors received their bachelor's degree from WIU.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools 66
Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76
Most Popular Agriculture Schools 103

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 75 agriculture and agriculture operations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WIU, about 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture and 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 and agriculture operations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 68
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

WIU also has a doctoral program available in agriculture and agriculture operations. In 2021, 0 student 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 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 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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