General Agriculture at North Carolina A & T State University

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture school? To help you decide if North Carolina A & T State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agriculture program.

NC A&T is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 12,753 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,126 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina A & T 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.

NC A&T General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
• Master’s Degree in Agriculture

NC A&T General Agriculture Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agriculture progam at NC A&T compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture major at NC A&T 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 Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
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Best Value General Agriculture Schools	62

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in agriculture from NC A&T. This makes it the #10 most popular school for agriculture master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Agriculture Graduates from NC A&T Make?

The median salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC A&T is $25,859. This is less than $35,083, which is the national average of all agriculture majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Agriculture Student Demographics at NC A&T

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at North Carolina A & T State University.

NC A&T General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at NC A&T since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 69% 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 North Carolina A & T State University with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NC A&T General Agriculture Master’s Program

Of the 11 agriculture students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NC A&T, about 45% were men and 55% were women.

In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina A & T 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	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NC A&T also has a doctoral program available in agriculture. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Animal Science

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina A & T State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Soil and Plant Scientists	960	$72,890
Agricultural Sciences Professors	760	$50,720
Food Scientists and Technologists	160	$58,430
Animal Scientists	140	$61,030

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 Educatedblkman1914 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.