by our College Data Analytics TeamAgriculture & Agriculture Operations is a program of study at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in agriculture and agriculture operations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Louisiana State University paid an average of $1,196 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $546 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,132 | $9,132 |
| Fees | $3,903 | $20,838 |
Online degrees for the Louisiana State University agriculture and agriculture operations doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Louisiana State University Online Learning page.
About 79.3% of the students who received their PhD in agriculture and agriculture operations in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.0%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at Louisiana State University in 2019-2020, 18.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 80 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 1 |
| Agricultural Production | 7 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 4 |
| Animal Science | 1 |
| Food Science Technology | 10 |
*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.