Education & Training
Agricultural Production Operations
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Animal Breeders High school diploma
- Animal Scientists Doctoral or professional degree
- Conservation Scientists Bachelor's degree
- Farm and Home Management Educators Master's degree
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Bachelor's degree
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Certificate or apprenticeship
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Park Naturalists Bachelor's degree
- Range Managers Bachelor's degree
- Soil and Plant Scientists Master's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $34,611 | $46,904 | $18,625 | 193 |
| Associate degree | $40,547 | $41,868 | $12,000 | 179 |
| Bachelor's degree | $42,350 | $52,516 | $20,297 | 70 |
| Master's degree | — | $52,419 | — | 25 |
| Doctoral degree | — | — | — | 10 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.