Majors Grouped by Career Area (or Alphabetically)

Pre-professional programs

Major/Program	Department information	Contact
Pre-agricultural and Biological Engineering	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	joinabe@ecn.purdue.edu
Pre-landscape architecture	Horticulture and Landscape Architecture	studentservices@hort.purdue.edu
Pre-medicine through a degree in:   Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Animal Biology, Biochemistry, Entomology, or Food Science honors (honors program)	Agricultural and Biological Engineering,  Animal Sciences, Biochemistry, Entomology, Food Science (honors program)	joinabe@ecn.purdue.edu ansc4you@purdue.edu BioChem-Boilers@purdue.edu bugs@purdue.edu foodsci@foodsci.purdue.edu
Preveterinary Medicine through: Agriculture Education, Animal Science , Biochemisty, Entomology, Fisheries, Food Science, Natural Resourses & Environmental Sciences, or Wildlife	Office of Academic Programs, Youth and Ag Education, Animal Sciences, Biochemistry, Entomology, Forestry & Natural Resourses Food Science, Natural Resourses & Environmental Sciences, Wildlife	GOinAG@purdue.edu ydae@ydae.purdue.edu ansc4you@purdue.edu BioChem-Boilers@purdue.edu bugs@purdue.edu GOfnr@purdue.edu foodsci@foodsci.purdue.edu goNRES@purdue.edu GOfnr@purdue.edu

Business and Economics

Major	Department information	Contact
Agribusiness Management	Agricultural Economics	agec1@purdue.edu
Agricultural Economics	Agricultural Economics	agec1@purdue.edu
Agricultural Finance	Agricultural Economics	agec1@purdue.edu
Agricultural Systems Management	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	joinabe@ecn.purdue.edu
Agronomic Business and Marketing	Agronomy	urgry@purdue.edu
Animal Agribusiness	Animal Sciences	ansc4you@purdue.edu
Farm Management	Agricultural Economics	agec1@purdue.edu
Food Industry Marketing and Management	Agricultural Economics	agec1@purdue.edu
Food Manufacturing Operations	Food Science	foodsci@foodsci.purdue.edu
Horticultural Production and Marketing	Horticulture and Landscape Architecture	studentservices@hort.purdue.edu
Quantitative Agricultural Economics	Agricultural Economics	agec1@purdue.edu
Sales and Marketing	Agricultural Economics	agec1@purdue.edu
Urban and Industrial Pest Control	Entomology	bugs@purdue.edu

Engineering

Major	Department information	Contact
Agricultural and Biological Engineering	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	joinabe@ecn.purdue.edu
Biological and Food Process Engineering	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	joinabe@ecn.purdue.edu

Science

Major	Department information	Contact
Applied Meteorology	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu
Animal Production	Animal Sciences	ansc4you@purdue.edu
Animal Products	Animal Sciences	ansc4you@purdue.edu
Animal Science	Animal Sciences	ansc4you@purdue.edu
Biochemistry	Biochemistry	BioChem-Boilers@purdue.edu
Entomology	Entomology	bugs@purdue.edu
Environmental Plant Studies	Botany and Plant Pathology	GObotany@purdue.edu
Environmental Soil Science	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Food Science	Food Science	foodsci@foodsci.purdue.edu
Forestry	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Horticultural Science	Horticulture and Landscape Architecture	studentservices@hort.purdue.edu
Natural Resources	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Natural Resources and Environmental Science	NRES, an interdepartmental major	goNRES@purdue.edu
Plant Biology	Botany and Plant Pathology	GObotany@purdue.edu
Plant Genetics and Plant Breeding	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu
Quantitative Agricultural Economics	Agricultural Economics	agec1@purdue.edu
Soil and Crop Science	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu
Turf Science	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu
Urban and Industrial Pest Control	Entomology	bugs@purdue.edu
Wildlife	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Wood Products Manufacturing Technology	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu

Landscape Architecture

Major	Department information	Contact
Landscape Architecture	Horticulture and Landscape Architecture	studentservices@hort.purdue.edu
Landscape Horticulture and Design	Horticulture and Landscape Architecture	studentservices@hort.purdue.edu

Natural Resources

Major	Department information	Contact
Agricultural and Biological Engineering (specialization in Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering)	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	joinabe@ecn.purdue.edu
Applied Meteorology	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu
Environmental Plant Studies	Botany and Plant Pathology	GObotany@purdue.edu
Environmental Soil Science	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Forestry	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Natural Resources	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Natural Resources and Environmental Science	NRES, an interdepartmental major	goNRES@purdue.edu
Wildlife	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Wood Products Manufacturing Technology	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu

Communication/Education/Public Service

Major	Department information	Contact
Agricultural Communication	Youth Development & Agricultural Education	ydae@ydae.purdue.edu
Agricultural Education	Youth Development & Agricultural Education	ydae@ydae.purdue.edu
Public Horticulture	Horticulture and Landscape Architecture	studentservices@hort.purdue.edu
International Agronomy	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu

Animal and Plant Production

Major	Department information	Contact
Animal Production	Animal Sciences	ansc4you@purdue.edu
Animal Products	Animal Sciences	ansc4you@purdue.edu
Farm Management	Agricultural Economics	agec1@purdue.edu
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Forestry	Forestry and Natural Resources	GOfnr@purdue.edu
Horticultural Production and Marketing	Horticulture and Landscape Architecture	studentservices@hort.purdue.edu
Soil and Crop Management	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu
Turf Science	Agronomy	uragry@purdue.edu

 

Not ready to pick a major?

Major	Department information	Contact
Interdisciplinary Agriculture	Office of Academic Programs	GOinAg@purdue.edu

For information on Minors and Associate Degrees, see our Special Programs page.