Agricultural Economics at University of Georgia

Every agricultural economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ag economics program at University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in ag economics 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

Each year, College Factual ranks ag economics programs across the country. The following shows how UGA performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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
	12
	12
	13
	14
	15
	17
	18
	19
	25

In 2021, 9 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in ag economics, making the school the #13 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 23 ag economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 70% were men and 30% were women.

About 87% 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.

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA Agricultural Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in ag economics from UGA. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a ag economics master's degree from UGA, 56% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA also has a doctoral program available in ag economics. In 2021, 1 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.