Plant Science and Agronomy
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Early Career Income
$65,277
Lifetime Income
$3.26M
Unemployment rate
2.0%
Female share
33.3%
Occupation concentration
38.4%
in top 10 occupations
Remote work share
15.0%
% who double-major
24.3%
BA Graduates from 2024
1,913
-2.5% vs 2023
How Plant Science and Agronomy compares
Ranked against every other major nationally.
33rd
percentile
Lifetime income
Higher than 33% of majors
77th
percentile
Unemployment
Lower unemployment than 77% of majors
27th
percentile
Occupation concentration
More concentrated than 27% of majors
Top occupations
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Agricultural and Food Scientists
- Grounds Maintenance Workers
See the Occupations and Industries tabs for full breakdowns, Double Majors for the most common second fields of degree, and Earnings for the trajectory by age, and Trends for degree production over time.
Degree titles included in this major
These detailed majors are included in the statistics for Plant Science and Agronomy.
- Plant Sciences, General
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Horticultural Science
- Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
- Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
- Range Science and Management
- Plant Sciences, Other
Based on federal labor and demographic data. Data source & methodology