Agriculture Schools in Indiana
Indiana contains
five
schools that offer agriculture programs.
Purdue University-Main Campus,
the highest-ranking agriculture school in IN, has a total student population of 41,052 and
is the
81st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 agriculture schools
in Indiana,
only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Trine University comes out as the most expensive ($21,209/yr),
with Vincennes University as the lowest recorded at only $8,501/yr.
Agriculture students from Indiana schools who go on to become
agriculturalists,
farmers,
agricultural engineers,
agricultural scientists, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
Also, Farmers and ranchers make on average $42,710 per year and there are about 520 of them employed in the US today.
Also, within the agriculture schools
in Indiana, the average student population is 3,200 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from agriculture,
there are 4523 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,471 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,867, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Agriculture Programs in Indiana
Purdue University-Main Campus
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Agriculture, General
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Oakland City University
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Trine University
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Levels offered:
Associates
Vincennes University
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Levels offered:
Associates
Agriculture, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Indiana Interesting Facts
- The first long-distance auto race in the U. S. was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The winner averaged 75 miles an hour and won a 1st place prize of $14,000. Today the average speed is over 167 miles an hour and the prize is more than $1.2 million. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the site of the greatest spectacle in sports, the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 is held every Memorial Day weekend in the Hoosier capital city. The race is 200 laps or 500 miles long.
- Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old. He lived most of his boyhood life in Spencer County with his parents Thomas and Nancy.
- Explorers Lewis and Clark set out from Fort Vincennes on their exploration of the Northwest Territory.
- The movie "Hard Rain" was filmed in Huntingburg.
- During WWII the P-47 fighter-plane was manufactured in Evansville at Republic Aviation.
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