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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in agriculture.

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

• Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Tennessee State University General Agriculture Rankings

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 Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 agriculture majors earned their master's degree from Tennessee State University. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in agriculture each year. Tennessee State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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.