by our College Data Analytics TeamAgriculture & Agriculture Operations is a program of study at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in agriculture and agriculture operations, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,673 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $779 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,014 | $30,120 |
| Fees | $2,221 | $2,221 |
UMass Amherst does not offer an online option for its agriculture and agriculture operations master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Amherst Online Learning page.
About 58.3% of the students who received their MS in agriculture and agriculture operations in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 59.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020, 8.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal Science | 1 |
| Food Science Technology | 9 |
| Plant Sciences | 2 |
*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.
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