General Agriculture at Alcorn State University
Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Agriculture section at the bottom of this page.
Alcorn State General Agriculture Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
- Master’s Degree in Agriculture
Alcorn State General Agriculture Rankings
The agriculture major at Alcorn State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Agriculture. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Agriculture Student Demographics at Alcorn State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Alcorn State University.
Alcorn State General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 75% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agriculture bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in agriculture.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 19 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Alcorn State General Agriculture Master’s Program
In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 64% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a master's in agriculture.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within General Agriculture
General Agriculture majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Agriculture | 28 |
Related Majors
Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into
A degree in agriculture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.
Occupation | Jobs in MS | Average Salary in MS |
---|---|---|
Agricultural Sciences Professors | 150 | $97,550 |
Soil and Plant Scientists | 80 | $90,700 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Jack E. Boucher under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.