Agricultural Economics at University of Georgia

If you are interested in studying agricultural economics, you may want to check out the program at University of Georgia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 38,652 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 41 ag economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UGA Agricultural Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Economics
• Master’s Degree in Ag Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Ag Economics

UGA Agricultural Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ag economics progam at UGA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ag economics major at UGA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21

In 2019, 13 students received their master’s degree in ag economics from UGA. This makes it the #6 most popular school for ag economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in ag economics, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ag Economics Student Demographics at UGA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ag economics majors at University of Georgia.

UGA Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ag economics from UGA in 2019, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical ag economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ag economics at UGA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ag economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia with a bachelor's in ag economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA Agricultural Economics Master’s Program

Of the 13 ag economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from UGA, about 54% were men and 46% were women.

Of the students who received a ag economics master's degree from UGA, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia with a master's in ag economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA also has a doctoral program available in ag economics. In 2019, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations

Careers That Ag Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in ag economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Economists	330	$111,570
Agricultural Sciences Professors	320	$116,600

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.