Degree Desinations - Agriculture

With a mix of natural and social sciences, transferable skills, quantitative analysis and regular experience of farming problems, the Agriculture degree at Reading provides graduates with excellent employment prospects.

At a glance

Six months after leaving (figures from the last two years of DLHE data):

• 75% of graduates are in paid work
• 14% are in higher level study
• 68% of our graduates are in graduate-level work or study

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Examples of first jobs undertaken by Agriculture graduates

• Farm Manager
• Dairy Farmer / Herd Manager
• Agricultural Business Consultant
• Agronomist
• Student Veterinary Nurse
• Accountant

Who employs Agriculture graduates? (to name a few...)

• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• AB Agri
• Strutt and Parker
• Velcourt Farm Management
• Farms

More detailed information

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