Careers
Graduates of Oregon State University’s crop and soil science bachelor’s program are in demand throughout the United States and typically have job offers by the time they graduate.
Once you complete your degree online, you’ll join fellow program alumni who entered the workforce as well-educated and well-prepared soil scientists and agronomists – ready to take on critical global challenges of sustainably feeding, clothing and sheltering a growing human population.
Career Development Center and other resources
Explore career information and other resources specifically tailored to crop and soil science majors on Oregon State’s Career Development Center website.
Sample job titles
Careers that you’ll be qualified for as a crop and soil science graduate include but are not limited to:
- Extension agent
- Agronomist
- International agricultural developer
- Crop field scout
- Farm manager
- Crop analyst
- Environmental Specialist
- Land use planner
- Seed technologist
- Soil health coordinator
- Field soil scientist
- Precision agricultural technician
- Private crop or soil consultant
- Soil and water conservationist
- Soil mapping technician
There are good agronomy job opportunities throughout the country. People are just not taking advantage of those opportunities.
– Tom Chastain, associate head and professor, OSU Department of Crop and Soil Science
OSU’s Department of Crop and Soil Science partners with students and the public and private sector to create new knowledge and skills that improve the future of farming and natural resource systems in Oregon and beyond.
Important dates
See our academic calendar for our full quarter term schedule.
Degree details
* Oregon State University is on a quarter-term system. There are four quarters each year and classes are 11 weeks long. This program's 180 quarter credits are equal to 120 semester credits.
† Cost per credit is calculated using tuition per credit for the current academic year. It does not include associated fees, course materials, textbook expenses, and other expenses related to courses.
‡ You can complete nearly all courses in this program online, with one or a few site-based courses required. View the curriculum.
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