Welcome to the Agricultural Education and Agricultural Sciences department. We combine two programs:
- Our undergraduate studies offer you the opportunity to customize your own degree and get a wide-ranging education that prepares you for the agriculture career you choose.
- Our advanced coursework and master’s degree options serve teachers and future leaders in agriculture.
Career Choices
You can choose from multiple career paths when you get an agricultural sciences or agricultural education degree. A career in agriculture can take you to a farm, ranch or beyond.
Business, industry, research and development, education, communications, government, conservation and recreation are all in your reach. Wherever you go, your degree will prepare you to make a positive difference in the world.
Career opportunities include:
- Field representative for agribusiness, production agriculture or food processing company
- County agent
- Farm Service agent or Natural Resources Conservation officer
- Lending officer
- Production credit association officer
- Public relations or communications specialist for an agribusiness
- Agricultural liaison for production agriculture commodity groups
- Agricultural lobbyist
- Agriculture teacher at a high school or community college
- Agricultural sales and marketing professional
- Farm or ranch manager
