Summary of 1996/1997 Graduates Available for Employment by Degree Level and Graduate Area of Expertise in Years 1999/2000 and 2004/2005 1/
 Graduate Area
Of Expertise
¯ 
Baccalaureate Graduates
Masters' Graduates
Doctoral Graduates
Total Graduates
Actual
1996/
1997
Est.
1999/
2000
Est.
2004/
2005
Average
Annual
1996-2004
Actual
1996/
1997
Est.
1999/
2000
Est.
2004/
2005
Average
Annual
1996-2004
Actual
1996/
1997
Est.
1999/
2000
Est.
2004/
2005
Average
Annual
1996-2004
Actual
1996/
1997
Est.
1999/
2000
Est.
2004/
2005
Average
Annual
1996-2004
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Veterinary Medicine
Agricultural Economics, Business & Management
3706
 3773
 3920
 3813
387 
 304
 304
 345
 80
 150
 237
 158
 4173
 4227
 4460
4316 
Agricultural Engineering & Mechanization
802 
942 
 1153
 977
98 
 95
 97
 97
 21
 22
 18
 20
 921
 1059
 1268
1094 
Agricultural Social Sciences & Communications
461 
491 
 569
 515
178 
 145
 118
 148
 43
 51
 71
 57
 681
 687
 758
720 
Animal Sciences
4328 
4930 
 6070
 5199
504 
 504
 628
 566
 2135
 2186
 2242
 2188
 6968
 7621
 8939
7954 
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
4206 
5254 
 7805
 6006
860 
 867
 880
 870
 154
 163
 179
 166
 5220
 6285
 8863
7042 
Forestry & Natural Resources
10131 
11773 
 10677
 10404
1724 
 2202
 2866
 2295
 248
 242
 272
 260
 12103
 14217
 13816
12959 
Plant Sciences
3147 
3695 
 4858
 4003
664 
 688
 711
 688
 304
 337
 344
 324
 4115
 4720
 5914
5014 
Soil Sciences
180 
245 
 377
 278
58 
 53
 52
 55
 35
 34
 33
 34
 272
 332
 462
367 
Total
26961 
31103 
 35428
 31194
4474 
 4859
 5655
 5064
 3019
 3186
 3396
 3207
 34453
 39148
 44479
39466 
Allied Fields
Agricultural Economics, Business & Management
 4348
 3811
 3007
 3678
 1692
 1840
 1999
 1846
 37
 38
 40
 38
 6078
 5689
 5046
5562 
Agricultural Engineering 
& Mechanization
 1181
 1406
 1710
 1446
 279
 309
 325
 302
 23
 29
 40
 32
 1484
 1743
 2075
1780 
Agricultural Social Sciences 
& Communications
 1750
 1672
 1748
 1749
 553
 556
 520
 536
 57
57
 60
 58
 2359
 2285
 2327
2343 
Animal Sciences
 1943
 2390
 3227
 2585
 174
 244
 391
 282
 249
255
 275
 262
 2366
 2890
 3892
3129 
Food Sciences, Engineering 
& Human Nutrition
 636
 745
 940
 788
 84
 112
 173
 128
 86
86
 86
 86
 805
 942
 1199
1002 
Forestry & Natural Resources
 1261
 1531
 1959
 1610
 103
 133
 192
 148
 42
53
 87
 64
 1407
 1717
 2237
1822 
Plant Sciences
 1270
 1507
 1911
 1590
 149
 184
 237
 193
 142
146
 158
 150
 1561
 1837
 2305
1933 
Soil Sciences
 74
 88
 105
 89
 21
 24
 26
 24
 23
25
 30
26
 118
 137
 161
140 
Total
 12462
 13151
14607
 13535
 3057
 3402
 3861
 3459
 658
688
 775
 716
 16177
 17240
 19243
17710 
TOTAL
 39423
 44253
 50035
 44729
 7530
 8261
 9516
 8523
 3677
3874
 4171
 3924
 50630
 56388
 63722
57176 
% of total from 
AG NR
 68
 70
 71
 70
 59
59
 59
 59
 82
82
 81
 82
 68
 69
 70
69 
% of total from 
AL FL
 32
 30
 29
 30
 41
 41
 41
 41
 18
18
 19
 18
 32
 31
 30
31 
-- Denotes that graduates seek other types of employment or likely require further education or extensive on-the-job training to succeed.
1/ Changes in graduates available annually for employment in the cluster were estimated and are based primarily on historical data from the Food and Agricultural Education Information System (FAEIS).

Source:  "TECHNICAL ADDENDUM, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES--Agriculture,  Natural Resources and Veterinary Sciences, 2000-2005" Goecker, Gilmore, and Whatley.