Other Agriculture Major

Other agriculture is a major that typically falls into the Agriculture category.

There are 16 programs available throughout the country that offer an associate’s degree in other agriculture, 14 that offer a bachelor’s degree, and 8 that offer a master’s degree. There are also at least 5 schools in the nation where you can get your doctorate degree in the field.

Who Is Getting an Other Agriculture Degree?

This is a less frequently chosen major. Only 300 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in other agriculture in 2017. This major tends to be male dominated. About 66.9% of recent graduates are men.

Racial Distribution

At the countrywide level, the racial distribution of other agriculture majors is as follows:

• Asian: 0.6%
• Black or African American: 3.4%
• Hispanic or Latino: 2%
• White: 90.2%
• Non-Resident Alien: 0.6%
• Other Races: 3.4%

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in other agriculture. About 0.6% of those graduating in 2017 were international students. The most popular countries sending other agriculture majors to the U.S. are China, Rwanda and Nepal.

Online Other Agriculture Programs

There are 14 colleges that offer a bachelor’s degree in other agriculture, with 0 of them offering at least some courses online.

Online learners must listen or watch video lectures, participate in group chats or forums, submit papers and assignments electronically, take tests, and meet deadlines.

Online learners benefit from being able to watch lectures remotely and complete coursework on their schedule, but they also take longer to graduate than average and are more likely to dropout.

Related Majors

• General Agriculture
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agricultural Production
• Food Processing
• Animal Services
• Horticulture
• International Agriculture
• Agricultural Public Services
• Animal Science
• Food Science Technology
• Plant Sciences
• Soil Sciences
• Other Agriculture

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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