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General Agriculture at Alcorn State University

If you plan to study general agriculture, take a look at what Alcorn State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year. Of the 565 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Alcorn State University in 2021, 24 of them were general agriculture majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the agriculture progam at Alcorn State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Most Focused General Agriculture Schools 15
Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Most Popular General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools 28
Most Popular General Agriculture Schools 41
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Best General Agriculture Schools 68

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in agriculture from Alcorn State. This makes it the #23 most popular school for agriculture master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

54% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Alcorn State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 77% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Alcorn State General Agriculture Master’s Program

75% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The agriculture program at Alcorn State awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 77% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Alcorn State also has a doctoral program available in agriculture. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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