General Agriculture at Virginia 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 Virginia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Virginia 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.

Virginia State General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

Virginia State General Agriculture Rankings

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

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 Virginia 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
Most Popular General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
	55
Best Value General Agriculture Schools	65
	68

Earnings of Virginia State Agriculture Graduates

The median salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia State is $26,147. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $35,083 for all agriculture students.

Agriculture Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in agriculture from Virginia State in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were 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 Virginia State University with a bachelor's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 State University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.