by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Agriculture. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Agriculture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in agriculture, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UNL paid an average of $996 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $341 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 | $6,138 | $17,928 |
| Fees | $1,585 | $1,585 |
agriculture who receive their master’s degree from UNL make an average of $59,417 a year during the early days of their career. That is 34% higher than the national average of $44,300.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. UNL does offer online classes in its agriculture master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNL Online Learning page.
About 93.8% of the students who received their MS in agriculture in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the agriculture master’s degrees at UNL in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Agriculture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general agriculture.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 8 |
| Animal Science | 19 |
| Food Science Technology | 5 |
| Plant Sciences | 25 |
*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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