General Agriculture at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU General Agriculture Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Agriculture

WVU General Agriculture Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Agriculture Master’s Program

25% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in agriculture each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from WVU, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

If you plan to be a agriculture 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 West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	11

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Soil and Plant Scientists	40	$53,950

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.

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