General Agriculture at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. Of the 3,055 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2021, 65 of them were general agriculture majors.

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.

WKU General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
• Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WKU does offer online courses in agriculture for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WKU General Agriculture Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agriculture progam at WKU 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 major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Agriculture Schools	10
	16
Most Popular General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	18
Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value General Agriculture Schools	58

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in agriculture from WKU. This makes it the #18 most popular school for agriculture master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WKU Agriculture Graduates

The median salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $32,377. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $35,083 for all agriculture students.

Agriculture Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Agriculture from WKU in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WKU General Agriculture Master’s Program

The agriculture program at WKU awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in agriculture each year. WKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from WKU, 100% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Agricultural Sciences Professors	110	$71,930
Food Scientists and Technologists	100	$58,260
Soil and Plant Scientists	60	$67,690

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.