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College of Agriculture
Purdue’s College of Agriculture equips students to tackle the challenges of the 21st century. Fight world hunger. Safeguard food security. Develop renewable energy. Meet global issues head on, whether in your own backyard or half a world away.
From the get-go you’ll feel right at home in a small, yet world-leading college with 31 different majors and 54 educational options. Plus there are remarkable leadership, study abroad and research opportunities. And here’s the real kicker: never before has demand been so acute for well-prepared agriculture graduates to lead – and make a difference. Experience Purdue Agriculture.
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What are Purdue Agriculture graduates doing?
68.68% are employed, 26.10% are continuing with their education, 1.67% are seeking employment, 0.00% are seeking education, and 3.55% are engaged in other activities.
Average Salary: $43,382
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Faculty Profile: Jeff Dukes
Jeff Dukes, who rides his bike through every season as part of his own commitment to the planet, is Purdue’s Belcher Chair for Environmental Sustainability and director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center. He is leading the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment, in which researchers from Purdue, other Indiana universities and stakeholder groups have developed detailed reports about what Indiana’s climate will be like in the coming century and how those changes will affect the people who live here. (Purdue University photo/Tom Campbell)
The reports have outlined impacts for our overall climate, aquatic ecosystems, agriculture, health, forests, urban greenspaces and tourism. Future reports will cover water resources, infrastructure and energy. Recently, the team shared a report demonstrating how hotter summers would challenge Indiana tourism.
Dukes’ own research focuses on the role of plants in climate change.
“I got interested in the effects of ultraviolet radiation on plants and the implications for biodiversity as a whole. The reduction of the ozone layer was causing more of this harmful radiation to reach the Earth’s surface, and that had impacts on plants, which are the base of the food chain,” Dukes says. “That got me thinking more about global environmental changes and what I could do to help people understand how the planet is changing and the implications of that down the road.”
Excerpts from Purdue Today's November 27, 2018 article 'Local impacts of climate change strike home'

Agriculture Majors
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- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Aeronautical Engineering Technology
- Aerospace Financial Analysis
- African American Studies
- Agribusiness (multiple concentrations)
- Agricultural Communication
- Agricultural Economics (multiple concentrations)
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Systems Management
- Agronomy (multiple concentrations)
- Airline Management and Operations
- Airport Management and Operations
- American Studies
- Animal Sciences (multiple concentrations)
- Animation
- Anthropology
- Applied Physics
- Applied Meteorology and Climatology
- Aquatic Sciences
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
- Audio Engineering Technology
- Automation and Systems Integration Engineering Technology
- Aviation Management
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry (Chemistry)
- Biological Engineering - multiple concentrations
- Biological Engineering - multiple concentrations
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Brain and Behavioral Sciences
- Building Information Modeling
- Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chemistry - American Chemical Society
- Chinese Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Classical Studies
- Communication, General (Pre)
- Comparative Literature
- Computer and Information Technology
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Infrastructure and Network Engineering Technology
- Computer Science
- Construction Engineering
- Construction Management Technology
- Creative Writing
- Crop Science
- Cybersecurity
- Data Science
- Data Visualization
- Design and Construction Integration
- Developmental and Family Science
- Digital Criminology
- Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs
- Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Sciences
- Economics (Pre) (College of Liberal Arts)
- Economics (School of Management)
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering Technology
- Elementary Education
- Energy Engineering Technology
- Engineering (First Year)
- Engineering / Technology Teacher Education
- English
- Environmental and Ecological Engineering
- Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering
- Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering
- Environmental Geosciences
- Exploratory Studies (for undecided students)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- Farm Management
- Film and Theatre Production
- Film and Video Studies
- Finance
- Financial Counseling and Planning
- Flight (Professional Flight Technology)
- Food Science
- Forestry
- French
- Game Development and Design
- General Education: Curriculum and Instruction (non-licensure)
- General Education: Educational Studies (non-licensure)
- Genetics
- Geology and Geophysics
- German
- Global Studies
- Health and Disease
- Health Science PreProfessional
- History
- Horticulture (multiple concentrations)
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Human Resource Development
- Human Services
- Industrial Design
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Engineering Technology
- Insect Biology
- Integrated Business and Engineering
- Integrated Studio Arts, BFA (Portfolio Required)
- Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies
- Interior Design - Professional Program
- Italian Studies
- Japanese
- Jewish Studies
- Kinesiology
- Landscape Architecture (Pre)
- Law and Society (Criminology)
- Linguistics
- Management (General)
- Marketing
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mathematics - Business
- Mathematics - Computer Science
- Mathematics Education
- Mathematics - Statistics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Mechatronics Engineering Technology
- Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Microbiology
- Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Natural Resources and Environmental Science (multiple concentrations)
- Neurobiology and Physiology
- Nuclear Engineering
- Nursing
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics/Nutrition, Fitness and Health (double major)
- Nutrition, Fitness, and Health
- Nutrition Science
- Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences
- Organizational Leadership
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Planetary Sciences
- Plant Genetics, Breeding, and Biotechnology
- Plant Science
- Plant Studies - Exploratory (Pre)
- Political Science
- Pre-dentistry
- Pre-law
- Pre-medicine
- Pre-occupational Therapy
- Pre-physical Therapy
- Pre-physician Assistant
- Pre-veterinary Medicine
- Professional Writing
- Psychological Sciences
- Public Health
- Purdue Polytechnic Institute Statewide Programs
- Radiological Health Sciences
- Religious Studies
- Retail Management
- Robotics Engineering Technology
- Russian
- Sales and Marketing
- Science Education (Biology, Chemistry, Earth/Space, Physics)
- Selling and Sales Management
- Social Studies Education
- Sociology
- Soil and Water Sciences
- Sound for the Performing Arts
- Spanish
- Special Education: Dual Licensure in Elementary Education and Special Education - Mild Intervention
- Special Education: Mild and Intense Intervention P-12
- Special Education: Mild Intervention P-12
- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
- Statistics - Applied Statistics
- Statistics with Mathematics Option
- Studio Arts and Technology
- Supply Chain & Sales Engineering Technology
- Supply Chain Information and Analytics
- Sustainable Food and Farming Systems
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Theatre
- Turf Management and Science
- Undecided Liberal Arts
- Unmanned Aerial Systems
- UX Design
- Veterinary Nurse (Formerly Veterinary Technology)
- Virtual Product Integration
- Visual Arts Design Education
- Visual Arts Education
- Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design)
- Visual Effects Compositing
- Web Programming and Design
- Wildlife
- Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
