General Agriculture at Ferrum College

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general agriculture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agriculture program at Ferrum College stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferrum College is located in Ferrum, Virginia and approximately 972 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.

Ferrum College General Agriculture Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

Ferrum College General Agriculture Rankings

The agriculture major at Ferrum College 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 Ferrum College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Ferrum College.

Ferrum College General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

42% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferrum College since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at Ferrum College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferrum College with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

The following agriculture concentations are available at Ferrum College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ferrum College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	11

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 VA, the home state for Ferrum College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Soil and Plant Scientists	130	$68,660
Food Scientists and Technologists	90	$67,950

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
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