Undergraduate Certificates in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

This degree is more popular with female students, and about 43% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of agriculture and agriculture operations graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors

In 2020-2021, 4,794 earned their undergraduate certificate in agriculture and agriculture operations. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in agriculture and agriculture operations at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	22,108
Associate Degree	10,491
Basic Certificate	4,975
Undergraduate Certificate	4,794
Doctor’s Degree	4,273
Master’s Degree	2,949
Graduate Certificate	309

Earnings of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in agriculture and agriculture operations is $30,452. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $19,037 and the high is $38,606.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in agriculture and agriculture operations is $10,990. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $15,882 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $8,197.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $90.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in agriculture and agriculture operations. About 71.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	1,374
Women	3,420

The racial-ethnic distribution of agriculture and agriculture operations undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	55
Black or African American	181
Hispanic or Latino	1,620
White	2,514
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	398

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	2,682
Horticulture	407
Agricultural Economics	400
Agricultural Production	394
Agricultural Mechanization	240

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to agriculture and agriculture operations that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technologies	12,877
Computer & Information Sciences	9,870
Communications Technology/Support	2,560
Science Technologies	825
Engineering	698

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By W.carter under License

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