Best programs to become a postsecondary agricultural sciences teacher in California
71 California schools offer programs that train postsecondary agricultural sciences teachers, graduating 4,065 people a year. Postsecondary agricultural sciences teachers in California earn a median of $109,930 across about 400 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
BLS lists a doctoral or professional degree as the typical entry-level education for postsecondary agricultural sciences teachers. The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in California are Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations, Animal Sciences and Crop Production (IPEDS completions).
Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation.
27 programs in California that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in California (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own California page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 01.0102In California → | 952 | 23.4% | 34 | $47,242 | $19,964 |
| 2 | CIP 01.0901In California → | 778 | 19.1% | 5 | $33,926 | $21,748 |
| 3 | CIP 01.0304In California → | 372 | 9.2% | 26 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 4 | CIP 01.0302In California → | 311 | 7.7% | 13 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 5 | CIP 01.0601In California → | 230 | 5.7% | 32 | $35,900 | $14,000 |
| 6 | CIP 01.0605In California → | 191 | 4.7% | 20 | $35,900 | $14,000 |
| 7 | CIP 13.1301In California → | 163 | 4.0% | 5 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 8 | CIP 01.1102In California → | 156 | 3.8% | 4 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
| 9 | CIP 01.1001In California → | 155 | 3.8% | 5 | $51,883 | $21,000 |
| 10 | CIP 01.0000In California → | 149 | 3.7% | 5 | $39,350 | $20,340 |
| 11 | CIP 01.1105In California → | 115 | 2.8% | 8 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
| 12 | CIP 01.1004In California → | 106 | 2.6% | 9 | $51,883 | $21,000 |
| 13 | CIP 01.0308In California → | 66 | 1.6% | 2 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 14 | CIP 01.0307In California → | 55 | 1.4% | 10 | $36,083 | $17,395 |
| 15 | CIP 01.1101In California → | 45 | 1.1% | 2 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
| 16 | CIP 01.0606In California → | 42 | 1.0% | 11 | $35,900 | $14,000 |
| 17 | CIP 01.0201In California → | 28 | 0.7% | 1 | $54,138 | $18,912 |
| 18 | CIP 01.1099In California → | 27 | 0.7% | 1 | $51,883 | $21,000 |
| 19 | CIP 01.1199In California → | 26 | 0.6% | 1 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
| 20 | CIP 13.1316In California → | 25 | 0.6% | 5 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 21 | CIP 01.0999In California → | 18 | 0.4% | 1 | $33,926 | $21,748 |
| 22 | CIP 01.0701In California → | 15 | 0.4% | 1 | $52,068 | $16,900 |
| 23 | CIP 01.0607In California → | 10 | 0.2% | 2 | $35,900 | $14,000 |
| 24 | CIP 01.1106In California → | 10 | 0.2% | 2 | $42,861 | $20,500 |
| 25 | CIP 01.0199In California → | 9 | 0.2% | 2 | $47,242 | $19,964 |
| 26 | CIP 01.1299In California → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $50,408 | $22,424 |
| 27 | CIP 01.0905In California → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $33,926 | $21,748 |
Top 25 schools in California
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 7 of the 71 schools in this state.
All 71 schools in California
Every school in California with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | Public | 595 | 9 |
| University of California - Davis | Davis | Public | 573 | 12 |
| California State University - Fresno | Fresno | Public | 389 | 7 |
| California State Polytechnic University - Pomona | Pomona | Public | 276 | 7 |
| Reedley College | Reedley | Public | 263 | 5 |
| California State University - Chico | Chico | Public | 205 | 5 |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Public | 130 | 5 |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Public | 125 | 9 |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | Public | 112 | 7 |
| Merced College | Merced | Public | 109 | 5 |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Public | 106 | 6 |
| Coalinga College | Coalinga | Public | 97 | 3 |
| Merritt College | Oakland | Public | 68 | 3 |
| Hartnell College | Salinas | Public | 55 | 2 |
| Moorpark College | Moorpark | Public | 53 | 1 |
Fields of study in California that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
What agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary earn in California
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $98,700. California pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in California
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a postsecondary agricultural sciences teacher
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in California
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.0000Agriculture, General
- 01.0101Agricultural Business and Management, General
- 01.0102Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
- 01.0103Agricultural Economics
- 01.0104Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
- 01.0105Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling
- 01.0199Agricultural Business and Management, Other
- 01.0201Agricultural Mechanization, General
- 01.0204Agricultural Power Machinery Operation
- 01.0299Agricultural Mechanization, Other
- 01.0301Agricultural Production Operations, General
- 01.0302Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
- 01.0303Aquaculture
- 01.0304Crop Production
- 01.0307Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
- 01.0308Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
- 01.0399Agricultural Production Operations, Other
- 01.0401Agricultural and Food Products Processing
- 01.0505Animal Training
- 01.0507Equestrian/Equine Studies
- 01.0601Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
- 01.0603Ornamental Horticulture
- 01.0604Greenhouse Operations and Management
- 01.0605Landscaping and Groundskeeping
- 01.0606Plant Nursery Operations and Management
Common questions
Answers for people weighing agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary programs in California.
What degree do you need to become a postsecondary agricultural sciences teacher?+
BLS lists a doctoral or professional degree as the typical entry-level education for postsecondary agricultural sciences teachers. The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in California are Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations, Animal Sciences and Crop Production (IPEDS completions).
Which college majors lead to becoming a postsecondary agricultural sciences teacher?+
The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in California are Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations, Animal Sciences and Crop Production (IPEDS completions). In all, 27 feeder programs graduate about 4,065 people a year in California (IPEDS completions).
How much do agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary earn in California?+
The median is $109,930 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 11.4% above the U.S. median of $98,700. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +4.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in California?+
71 institutions in California reported graduates from at least one of the 27 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, Associate Professor, Agriculture Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1041.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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