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2023 Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$54,281 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Agriculture Master's Degree School for You

General Agriculture is the #200 most popular major in the country with 353 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for agriculture majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in General Agriculture

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in the Southeast Region for general agriculture students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Full General Agriculture at Virginia Tech Report

#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Agriculture at West Virginia University Report

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Southeast Region . NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#6

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

Alcorn State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the remote area of Alcorn State.

Full General Agriculture at Alcorn State University Report

Best General Agriculture Colleges by State

Explore the best general agriculture schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 28
Florida 9
North Carolina 11
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 7
Mississippi 4
Arkansas 11
West Virginia 11

General Agriculture is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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