About the Program
- Prepare for your career as a high school ag teacher or for employment in many other areas of the agriculture industry.
- Gain hands-on experience in our Mayer-Rousselot Agriculture Education Training Center, where you’ll learn essential skills like welding, small engine repair, mechanics, construction, metal cutting and more.
- You can also join one or more of our student organizations, like Collegiate FFA, and try out for our intercollegiate quiz bowl teams.
Our graduates work as high school ag teachers throughout Texas, as county extension agents, and in other agricultural science fields.
This degree will prepare you to take the Texas teacher certification exam for agricultural science. The practical experience you gain will also give you an advantage when it comes to applying for jobs or graduate school.
A Minor in Agricultural Science and Leadership is also available.
Program Faculty
Because of the wide range of subjects covered by this degree, you’ll get to know many of our award-winning agriculture faculty. They are always available to you during their office hours, and you’ll also get the chance to work with them on research projects.
Career Opportunities
Start your career as soon as you graduate. Texas has an ongoing need for high school ag teachers, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that those career opportunities will grow 11% by 2028.
Employment opportunities in other fields of agriculture are also projected to show steady growth through 2028.

Our Courses
Expand your options with this wide-ranging degree that includes the study of agricultural science, animal science, range and wildlife management, agricultural economics and education at our 6,000-acre ranch.