Equestrian Studies
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Equestrian Studies degree recipients are Fort Collins, CO, Ocala, FL, and Findlay, OH. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Equestrian Studies degree recipients are Laurinburg, NC, Lamar, CO, and Midway, KY. The most common degree awarded to students studying Equestrian Studies is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Equestrian Studies and the types of students that study this field. Colorado State University-Fort Collins awards the most degrees in Equestrian Studies in the US, but St. Andrews University and Lamar Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Equestrian Studies.
Tuition costs for Equestrian Studies majors are, on average, $6,178 for in-state public colleges, and $34,424 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Equestrian Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (18 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (257 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Equestrian Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (257 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Equestrian Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins has the most Equestrian Studies degree recipients, with 73 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Equestrian Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer Equestrian Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, St. Andrews University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Equestrian Studies, with 9.7%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Equestrian Studies by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Agriculture graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Agriculture majors is $88,832 and the most common occupations are Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, Other managers, and Veterinarians.
The industry that employs the most Agriculture majors is uninformed, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing.
The average salary for Agriculture majors is $88,832 and the most common occupations are Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, Other managers, and Veterinarians.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Agriculture majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Agriculture majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Agriculture majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Agriculture majors, by number of employees, are Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers, Other managers, and Veterinarians.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Agriculture majors working as Agricultural & food scientists, Veterinarians, and Agricultural inspectors.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Agriculture majors are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Physicians.
The number of Agriculture graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.55%, from 563,289 in 2022 to 577,672 in 2023.
The largest single share of Agriculture graduates go on to work as Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers (5.15%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Agriculture by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Agriculture majors, by number of employees, are uninformed, Farming, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries of Agriculture majors, by average wage, are Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing, Railroad rolling stock manufacturing, and Construction, & mining & oil & gas field machinery manufacturing .
The number of Agriculture graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.55%, from 563,289 in 2022 to 577,672 in 2023.
The industry which employs the most Agriculture graduates by share is uninformed, followed by Farming. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Agriculture.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Agriculture majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Agriculture majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Agriculture in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Agriculture is 43.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Agriculture degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Agriculture (501 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Agriculture. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 27 years old, which represent 2.86% and 2.83% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Equestrian Studies are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Agriculture are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Equestrian Studies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Equestrian Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Equestrian Studies.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Northern Ireland that hold Agriculture degrees (9.84 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (7,703 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Equestrian Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Equestrian Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Instructing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Equestrian Studies majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, and Science.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Equestrian Studies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Instructing, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
