Agricultural and Food Scientists Career

Vocational Programs for Agricultural and Food Scientists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
32K	$39.87	$82,930

The average annual wage of the occupations is $82,930 and $40 per hour. 22 vocational programs could be taken for the Agricultural and Food Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 32,360 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Agricultural and Food Scientists is $157,200. The average length of the programs is 1,734 hours and the average completion time is 17.59 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Agricultural and Food Scientists Career

The following 22 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Agricultural and Food Scientists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Agricultural and Food Scientists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agriculture	588	-	-	1,206 Hours	14.77 Months
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	45	-	-	-	-
International Agriculture	2	-	-	-	-
Animal Sciences	17	-	-	-	-
Agricultural Animal Breeding	1	-	-	-	-
Animal Health	2	-	-	-	-
Dairy Science	2	-	-	-	-
Poultry Science	5	-	-	-	-
Animal Sciences (other)	4	-	-	-	-
Food Science	12	-	-	-	-
Food Technology and Processing	10	-	-	-	-
Brewing Science	14	-	-	-	-
Zymology/Fermentation Science	1	-	-	-	-
Food Science and Technology (other)	4	-	-	-	-
Plant Sciences	10	-	-	-	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	18	-	-	-	-
Horticultural Science	10	$157,200	$400	2,700 Hours	26.00 Months
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	11	-	-	-	-
Range Science and Management	2	-	-	-	-
Soil Science and Agronomy	4	-	-	1,296 Hours	12.00 Months
Culinary Science/Culinology	2	-	-	-	-
Botany/Plant Biology	2	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Agricultural and Food Scientists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Agriculture

588

1,206 Hours

14.77 Months

Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture

International Agriculture

Animal Sciences

Agricultural Animal Breeding

Animal Health

Dairy Science

Poultry Science

Animal Sciences (other)

Food Science

Food Technology and Processing

Brewing Science

Zymology/Fermentation Science

Food Science and Technology (other)

Plant Sciences

Agronomy and Crop Science

Horticultural Science

$157,200

$400

2,700 Hours

26.00 Months

Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management

Range Science and Management

Soil Science and Agronomy

1,296 Hours

12.00 Months

Culinary Science/Culinology

Botany/Plant Biology

Schools offering voational programs for Agricultural and Food Scientists

The following 589 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Agricultural and Food Scientists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.