<p>Are these two degrees useless? What kind of jobs can you get in these fields?</p>
<p>BUMP. </p>
<p>They must be useless.</p>
<p>Not useless at all. </p>
<p>If you’re thinking about a major in agriculture, most such programs are offered at public landgrant universities. There is one in each state. For a major in agriculture, it usually makes the most sense (financially and maybe otherwise) to attend your own state’s landgrant university.</p>
<p>Colleges of agriculture at these universities offer a diverse range of majors. So, a lot depends on the particular agriculture-related major that interests you. There are agriculture majors in agricultural economics, ag business management, animal science, horticulture, soil science, ag engineering, food science, entomology, plant pathology, agronomy/crop science, etc. A number of ag colleges also include various majors in various biology subspecialties, e.g., microbiology as well as in various natural resources and environmental sciences fields. To learn about the various options available to you, check out the website of the college of agriculture at your state’s landgrant university. Often these provide information about the types of jobs for which their programs can prepare you.</p>
<p>Clemson is the land grant school in my state.</p>
<p>I saw both horticulture and agriculture listed on a top 10 worst majors for college, which is why I was worried. My dad knew someone who majored in Horticulture and got nowhere.</p>
<p>You can’t base your decision simply on the experience of someone your dad knew. I would recommend that you meet with or email counselors or faculty in the ag school at Clemson, and talk o them about the career oportunities and outlook for ag majors.</p>
<p>I certainly hope it’s not useless! I’m starting as a transfer student at the University of Florida in the fall. I am majoring in Agricultural Education. I will be a high school or jr. high ag teacher after I graduate. There is a shortage of qualified ag teachers in my state and in my county. Hopefully there will still be a need in 2 years! There are many facets of agriculture. How useful a degree is depends on what the major is, and your own personal talents. People have to eat and we need agriculture to provide the food. More and more education will be needed to keep up with changing technology and advanced knowledge in the area.</p>
<p>Some of the jobs available with an Ag degree include education, extension, research, animal pharma companies, livestock operations, equine operations, large animal vet, and those are just some. I don’t know much about plants/crops. Animals are my area of interest, so I can think of several animal related agricultural jobs I could get. I’m sure there are plenty more in the crop science/food science area.</p>