What Agricultural Production Operations grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $60,995 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue UniversityIN | $53,060 | $66,382 | — | +9% |
| 2 | Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX | $50,227 | $63,105 | $71,728 | +3% |
| 3 | Texas A&M UniversityTX | $40,773 | $60,995 | $78,194 | 0% |
| 4 | Angelo State UniversityTX | $47,705 | $57,471 | $76,015 | -6% |
| 5 | University of WyomingWY | $38,416 | $57,471 | $73,157 | -6% |
| 6 | Utah State UniversityUT | $44,849 | $54,453 | — | -11% |
| 7 | University of MaineME | $34,840 | $52,165 | — | -14% |
| 8 | Tarleton State UniversityTX | $37,661 | $49,095 | $59,848 | -20% |
| 9 | Clemson UniversitySC | $32,582 | $47,496 | $58,497 | -22% |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $32,768 | $46,142 | — | -24% |
| 11 | University of Minnesota - CrookstonMN | $32,883 | $43,892 | $43,047 | -28% |
| 12 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY | $33,014 | $42,570 | $52,165 | -30% |
| 13 | South Dakota State UniversitySD | $65,410 | — | — | — |
| 14 | University of ConnecticutCT | $43,047 | — | — | — |
Associate
national median $48,177 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Iowa Area Community CollegeIA | $44,568 | $56,620 | $68,626 | +18% |
| 2 | Blue Mountain Community CollegeOR | $29,948 | $55,746 | — | +16% |
| 3 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $34,840 | $55,181 | — | +15% |
| 4 | South Central CollegeMN | $40,793 | $54,993 | — | +14% |
| 5 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $46,383 | $53,578 | — | +11% |
| 6 | Mitchell Technical CollegeSD | $44,398 | $51,929 | — | +8% |
| 7 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $35,207 | $51,789 | — | +8% |
| 8 | Lake Area Technical CollegeSD | $38,967 | $51,223 | $62,818 | +6% |
| 9 | North Carolina State UniversityNC | $38,362 | $51,142 | $59,324 | +6% |
| 10 | Northeast Iowa Community CollegeIA | $41,344 | $49,927 | $58,249 | +4% |
| 11 | Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL | $35,940 | $49,703 | — | +3% |
| 12 | Iowa Lakes Community CollegeIA | $41,469 | $49,482 | $58,065 | +3% |
| 13 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley CollegeIL | $34,473 | $48,487 | — | +1% |
| 14 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA | $36,878 | $48,177 | $55,764 | 0% |
| 15 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeGA | $34,701 | $48,121 | $57,372 | 0% |
| 16 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $38,999 | $46,369 | $49,659 | -4% |
| 17 | Black Hawk CollegeIL | $31,758 | $45,525 | $53,107 | -5% |
| 18 | Piedmont Technical CollegeSC | $32,687 | $45,210 | — | -6% |
| 19 | North Central Texas CollegeTX | $27,814 | $43,047 | — | -11% |
| 20 | Northeastern Junior CollegeCO | $30,437 | $42,446 | $45,451 | -12% |
| 21 | Trinidad State CollegeCO | $31,905 | $41,244 | — | -14% |
| 22 | Southern Maine Community CollegeME | $31,694 | $39,655 | $45,751 | -18% |
| 23 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $32,729 | $39,477 | $46,093 | -18% |
| 24 | Hawkeye Community CollegeIA | $35,012 | $39,467 | $57,619 | -18% |
| 25 | Iowa Valley Community College DistrictIA | $36,412 | $36,805 | $40,342 | -24% |
| 26 | Niagara County Community CollegeNY | $25,894 | $33,831 | $42,371 | -30% |
| 27 | Jefferson Community CollegeNY | $27,167 | $33,372 | $43,047 | -31% |
| 28 | Indian Hills Community CollegeIA | $52,165 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Southeastern Community CollegeIA | $42,505 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Southern Utah UniversityUT | $32,492 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Weatherford CollegeTX | $31,171 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR | $30,227 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $37,316 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rend Lake CollegeIL | $51,789 | $73,728 | — | +98% |
| 2 | University of Hawaii Maui CollegeHI | $43,647 | $50,539 | — | +35% |
| 3 | John Wood Community CollegeIL | $31,578 | $48,096 | — | +29% |
| 4 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $27,237 | $37,316 | $36,674 | 0% |
| 5 | Hawkeye Community CollegeIA | $25,237 | $32,272 | — | -14% |
| 6 | North Iowa Area Community CollegeIA | $41,019 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $48,487 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Hawk CollegeIL | $35,391 | $53,696 | $62,818 | +11% |
| 2 | Weatherford CollegeTX | $29,872 | $48,487 | — | 0% |
| 3 | Hocking Technical CollegeOH | $27,453 | $41,572 | $51,480 | -14% |
| 4 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $40,342 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $39,998 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Blue Mountain Community CollegeOR | $32,393 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Treasure Valley Community CollegeOR | $30,926 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $33,666 | $49,855 | — | — |
| 2 | South Central CollegeMN | $38,967 | — | — | — |