Agricultural Production at Virginia Tech

If you plan to study agricultural production, take a look at what Virginia Tech has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Production section at the bottom of this page.

Virginia Tech Agricultural Production Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Agricultural Production

Virginia Tech Agricultural Production Rankings

Agricultural Production Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural production majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Agricultural Production Associate’s Program

29% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of agricultural production associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agricultural production only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at Virginia Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agricultural production at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a associate's in agricultural production.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Agricultural Production

If you plan to be a agricultural production major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Production Operations	30

Careers That Agricultural Production Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural production 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 Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	680	$54,190
Conservation Scientists	600	$75,370
Soil and Plant Scientists	130	$68,660

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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