Agronomy Major

Explore your opportunities to grow with a degree in Agronomy. This degree will educate you in the foundation of soil processes, training to maintain sports fields and facilities, and/or the study of food and fiber production. Choose a concentration that meets your career goals, and study areas such as crop rotation, irrigation, plant breeding, soil classification, soil fertility, turfgrass maintenance, and weed control.

Agricultural and Environmental Soil Science

Humanity depends on healthy soil for food and fiber production, and trained professionals are needed to manage and preserve this precious resource. This concentration will prepare you to enter a very in-demand field.

Career Opportunities:

• Agronomist — median annual salary of $58,600
• Nursery/greenhouse manager — median annual salary of $46,520
• Plant breeder — median annual salary of $76,150
• Soil conservationist — median annual salary of $61,310

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Golf and Sports Turf Management

New construction of golf courses and sports facilities has led to a heightened demand for trained golf and sports turf management professionals. Learn the application of science to the integrated management of turfgrasses with a focus on conserving, maintaining, and enhancing our environment.

Career Opportunities:

• Athletic field manager - median annual salary of $60,175
• Chemical sales representative - median annual salary of $88,270
• Golf course superintendent - median annual salary of $89,000
• Sod farm manager - median annual salary of $51,859

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Integrated Crop Management

The courses in this concentration will give you the solid scientific foundation and technological training you need to grow crops in a way that is economically viable and also protects the environment. It also provides a solid scientific foundation for graduate studies.

Career Opportunities:

• Agronomist—median annual salary of $58,600
• Nursery/greenhouse manager—median annual salary of $46,520
• Plant breeder—median annual salary of $76,150
• Scientific support analyst—median annual salary of $48,390

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Integrated Pest Management

This interdisciplinary and customizable concentration of study in Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science will prepare you for a variety of careers in pest management, including crop production, agri-business, natural resource management, or prepare you for graduate studies.

Career Opportunities:

• Agronomist — median annual salary of $58,600
• Crop consultant — median annual salary of $49,840
• Farm insurance agent — median annual salary of $48,370
• Territory sales manager — median annual salary of $63,600

Curriculum