General Agriculture at Tennessee State University

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 Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 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.

Tennessee State University General Agriculture Degrees Available

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

Tennessee State University General Agriculture Rankings

The agriculture major at Tennessee State University 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 Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 67% 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 Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University General Agriculture Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	5
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 Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	48

Related Majors

• Other Agriculture

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$94,200
Food Scientists and Technologists	120	$60,330
Soil and Plant Scientists	110	$56,980

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.