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Early-Career Residential Migration Of Agriculture And Human Environmental Sciences B.S. Graduates: Evidence From One Land-Grant University, Donald M. Johnson, Catherine W. Shoulders, Leslie D. Edgar

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

The zip codes of agriculture (n = 346) and human environmental sciences (n = 304) bachelor’s degree graduates were examined six to seven years after graduation to describe and compare pre-college and post-college residences (rural versus metropolitan) by major and overall. A majority of agriculture graduates were from rural areas (61.6%), and a majority of human environmental sciences graduates were from metropolitan areas (55.9%). Majorities of both agriculture (54.9%) and human environmental sciences (70.1%) graduates lived in metropolitan areas post-graduation, resulting in a net loss of 100 college-educated rural youth. Among rural graduates, there was no significant difference in the …