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Purdue University’s College of Agriculture awarded bachelor’s degrees to 530 students in May 2019. Seventeen students earned two degrees, and one student was a triple major.
Ninety-seven percent of reporting graduates stated they were employed or continuing their education as of January 2020.
Of those employed, 223 graduates work in Indiana.
Of the 105 students continuing their education, 55 are enrolled in Indiana schools.
EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY • MAY 2019 GRADUATESPURDUE AGRICULTURE
530 STUDENTS GRADUATED MAY 2019
97% EMPLOYED OR CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION
$45,580 BEGINNING AVERAGE SALARY
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
May GraduatesNumber of Graduates
512 487 502 545 530
Percent Reporting Activities 98% 99% 98% 98% 98%
Post-graduation ActivitiesEmployed
71% 73% 72% 69% 76%
Employed: Internships 3% 2% 1% 1% .5%
Continuing Education 21% 20% 24% 27% 20%
Not Seeking Employment 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Seeking Employment 2% 3% 1% 2% 2%
Seeking Further Education 2% 1% 1% 0% .5%
Table 1. Post-graduation activities of May 2015–2019 graduates, College of Agriculture, Purdue University
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Data provided by Purdue University College of Agriculture May 2019 graduates, Purdue University College of Agriculture Departmental Career Services Coordinators, and the College of Agriculture Office of Academic Programs Career Services Coordinator. The Purdue University Center for Career Opportunities provided the postgraduate survey.
*Departments with five or fewer students reporting a salary were not included to protect the confidential information of these students.
The average salary for all programs includes the salaries from all departments.
FEB. 2020
EXPERIENCE Purdue Agriculturew w w . p u r d u e . e d u / e x p e r i e n c e Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Number in Graduate Schools 17% 11.8% 12% 17% 13%
Professional Schools 3% 8% 11% 9% 6%
Undergraduate Programs 1% .2% 1% 1% 1%
TOTAL 21% 20% 24% 27% 20%
Table 2. Educational program enrollment of May 2015–2019 graduates, College of Agriculture, Purdue University
Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,979
Agricultural Systems Management (ABE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,297
Agricultural Economics (AGEC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,957
Agricultural Communication (ASEC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,587
Agricultural Education (ASEC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,632
Agronomy (AGRY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,475
Animal Sciences (ANSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,383
Biochemistry (BCHM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,948
Botany and Plant Pathology (BTNY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,540
Entomology (ENTM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *
Food Science (FS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,239
Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,755
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,568
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *_________________________________________________________________________
All Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,580
Table 3. May 2019 graduates’ reported average beginning salary, College of Agriculture, Purdue University