General Agriculture at Western Oklahoma State College

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

Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 1,353.

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.

Western General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Agriculture

Western General Agriculture Rankings

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.

Agriculture Student Demographics at Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Western Oklahoma State College.

Western General Agriculture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at Western may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at Western are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Western does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in agriculture graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oklahoma State College with a associate's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

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 OK, the home state for Western Oklahoma State College.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Soil and Plant Scientists	190	$42,430
Agricultural Sciences Professors	110	$86,040
Food Scientists and Technologists	90	$54,720
Animal Scientists	50	$40,060

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.