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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Virginia Tech

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Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Virginia Tech

Every agriculture and agriculture operations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agriculture and agriculture operations program at Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received their master's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations.

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

Virginia Tech Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
  • Doctorate Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Virginia Tech does offer online education options in agriculture and agriculture operations for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Virginia Tech Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

There were 145 students who received their doctoral degrees in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

58% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The agriculture and agriculture operations program at Virginia Tech awarded 55 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in agriculture and agriculture operations each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a agriculture and agriculture operations master's degree from Virginia Tech, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the agriculture and agriculture operations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 41
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Agriculture 28
Animal Science 17
Plant Sciences 10
Agricultural Economics & Business 6

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture and agriculture operations 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 38,820 $61,190
Retail Sales Supervisors 32,140 $47,330
Computer User Support Specialists 19,880 $58,290
Animal Caretakers 6,390 $25,440
Graphic Designers 5,000 $60,540

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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