Graduate Destinations
Graduates from OAC master's and doctoral programs are making an impact in food, agriculture, communities and the environment. With a strong demand for highly skilled graduates, OAC alumni are well-positioned for inspiring and innovative careers all over the world.
Over a 20-year period (1999-2019), over 4,100 students have graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) master's and doctoral programs. The OAC Graduate Destinations initiative documents their career status as of 2019. Discover the results of the research below.
Download the Master's Destinations Project
Pursuing a master’s in OAC is a decision to pursue a highly sought-after degree that will help you Improve Life. This study illustrates the diverse career opportunities available to our master program graduates by highlighting the 2019 employment data of a 20-year cohort.
Master's Destinations Fact Sheets
The Master's Destinations Fact Sheets provide an overview of specific career pathways of master's graduates for each OAC academic unit and industry sector.
OAC Academic Unit Fact Sheets
- Master's Destinations: Department of Animal Biosciences
- Master's Destinations: Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Master's Destinations: Department of Food Science
- Master's Destinations: Department of Plant Agriculture
- Master's Destinations: School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
- Master's Destinations: School of Environmental Sciences
Sector Fact Sheets
- Master's Destinations: Government Sector
- Master's Destinations: Individual Sector
- Master's Destinations: Not-for-Profit Sector
- Master's Destinations: Other Public Sector
- Master's Destinations: Post-Secondary Sector
- Master's Destinations: Private Sector
Download the Doctoral Destinations Project
Pursuing a PhD in OAC is a decision to pursue a PhD with impact, and to become an inspiring leader committed to improving life. This study illustrates the diverse career potential of an OAC PhD by showcasing the employment data of PhDs who graduated over a 20-year period.
- Download the Doctoral Destinations Project Overview
- Download the Doctoral Destinations Project Methodology
Doctoral Destinations Fact Sheets
The Doctoral Destinations Fact Sheets provide an overview of specific career pathways of PhD graduates for each OAC academic unit and industry sector.
OAC Academic Unit Fact Sheets
- Doctoral Destinations: Department of Animal Biosciences
- Doctoral Destinations: Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Doctoral Destinations: Department of Food Science
- Doctoral Destinations: Department of Plant Agriculture
- Doctoral Destinations: School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
- Doctoral Destinations: School of Environmental Sciences