General Agriculture at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. In 2021, 32 agriculture majors received their bachelor's degree from NC State.

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 State General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Agriculture
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

NC State General Agriculture Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agriculture programs across the country. The following shows how NC State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture major at NC 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
	19

Earnings of NC State Agriculture Graduates

The median salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC State is $35,692. This is 2% higher than $35,083, which is the national average for all agriculture bachelor's degree recipients.

Agriculture Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State General Agriculture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at NC State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at NC State are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a associate's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NC State General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 agriculture majors earned their bachelor's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at NC State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at NC State 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Agricultural Mechanization
• Soil Sciences
• Horticulture
• Agricultural Public Services
• Food Science Technology

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 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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.