Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture

A program that focuses on agricultural principles and practices that, over the long term, enhance environmental quality, make efficient use of nonrenewable resources, integrate natural biological cycles and controls, and are economically viable and socially responsible; and that may prepare individuals to apply this knowledge to the solution of agricultural and environmental problems. Includes instruction in principles of agroecology, crop and soil sciences, entomology, horticulture, animal science, weed science and management, soil fertility and nutrient cycling, applied ecology, agricultural economics, and rangeland ecology and watershed management.

Mississippi grants the most Masters degrees in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture of all US states with 21 degrees being granted last year. Students interested in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture can expect around 64% percent of their classmates to be women and 36% percent of their classmates to be male. The majority students graduating in this field earn a Bachelors degree. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture is $40,800.