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General Agriculture at Virginia Tech

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture school? To help you decide if Virginia Tech is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agriculture program.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 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.

Virginia Tech General Agriculture Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Virginia Tech offers distance education options for agriculture at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Virginia Tech General Agriculture Rankings

Agriculture Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech General Agriculture Master’s Program

61% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in agriculture each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a agriculture master's degree from Virginia Tech, 82% 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 agriculture.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Tech.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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