Agricultural Science (B.S.)
A flexible program providing a competitive edge in agriculture.
Agricultural science offers students a practical, well-rounded education in agriculture. Because of their comprehensive background, agricultural science majors are placed in a wide variety of professional capacities in the agricultural industry, including sales, business, management and production.
Specific positions are determined in part by students’ academic coursework, internships, work experiences and extracurricular involvement.
Students often chose this major because of their career goal to own or operate a farm or ranch. Additionally, students select this major to pursue multiple areas of interest in agriculture or to explore their interest within agriculture.
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Is it for you?
This program will be a good fit if you:
- Enjoy working in production agriculture.
- Want flexibility in your education.
- Seek a broad understanding of various aspects of agriculture with the opportunity to complete multiple academic minors.
- Want to work outdoors.
- Have an interest in the science of the agriculture industry.
- Enjoy hands-on, active learning.
Career Opportunities
Explore possible career opportunities with this degree:
- Production agriculture (farmer/rancher)
- Agricultural sales
- Agronomist
- Farm manager
- Entrepreneur
Recent Employers
Graduates have gone on to work at employers such as:
- Family farm
- Agtegra
- CHS
- Corteva
- Christensen Farms
- Kraft Heinz Company
- Farm Service Agency
- Bayer Crop Science
- RDO Equipment
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
Internship Opportunities
We have provided the following internship opportunities:
- JBS
- New Fashion Pork
- Bayer
- Cargill
- Winfield Solutions
- American Simmental Association
Clubs & Organizations
We offer the following extracurricular clubs to participate in:
- Agronomy and Precision Agriculture Club
- Collegiate FFA/Ag Education Club
- Judging Teams
- Little International
- Collegiate Cattlemens
