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Agricultural Economics & Business at Virginia Tech

If you plan to study agricultural economics and business, take a look at what Virginia Tech has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in agricultural business.

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

Virginia Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Agricultural Business

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 agricultural business for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Virginia Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

33% Women
Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Agricultural Economics & Business from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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Of the students who received a agricultural business master's degree from Virginia Tech, 83% 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 agricultural business.

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

Careers That Agricultural Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural business 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
Computer User Support Specialists 19,880 $58,290
Economists 1,230 $126,080
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 680 $54,190

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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