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Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations

Agricultural Economics

Farm/Farm and Ranch Management

Agricultural Mechanization, General

Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production

Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management

Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture

International Agriculture

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Animal Sciences, General

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Dairy Science

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Food Science

Food Science and Technology, Other

Agronomy and Crop Science

Horticultural Science

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Soil Science and Agronomy, General

Veterinary Medicine

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Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology

Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology

Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health

Environmental Studies

Environmental Science

Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management

Forestry, General

Forest Sciences and Biology

Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

Architecture

City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

Environmental Design/Architecture

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Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology

Russian Studies

Area Studies, Other

Women's Studies

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

Journalism

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Advertising

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Computer Science

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Educational Leadership and Administration, General

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Computer Engineering, General

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Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

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German Language and Literature

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

French Language and Literature

Spanish Language and Literature

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

Family Resource Management Studies, General

Human Nutrition

Human Development and Family Studies, General

Child Development

Family and Community Services

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