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General Agriculture at Virginia Tech

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture school? To help you decide if Virginia Tech is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agriculture program.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. Of the 7,699 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2021, 16 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.

Virginia Tech General Agriculture Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Virginia Tech offers distance education options for agriculture at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Virginia Tech General Agriculture Rankings

The agriculture major at Virginia Tech 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.

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in agriculture from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #1 most popular school for agriculture master’s degree candidates in the country.

Agriculture Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in agriculture.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Virginia Tech General Agriculture Master’s Program

61% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from Virginia Tech, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 Virginia Tech.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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