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

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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 Most Popular General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Agriculture program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

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

Women make up 61% of the agriculture majors at the school.

Full General Agriculture at Virginia Tech Report

#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

Of the 16 students majoring in agriculture at Tennessee State University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Tennessee State University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general agriculture schools in the Southeast Region . NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

About 55% of the students majoring in agriculture at the school are women while 45% are male.

Read full report on General Agriculture at North Carolina A & T State University

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in agriculture at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on General Agriculture at West Virginia University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general agriculture schools in the Southeast Region . Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

About 64% of the students majoring in agriculture at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

Of the 9 students majoring in agriculture at Florida A&M University, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full General Agriculture at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Report

#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the agriculture majors at the school.

Full General Agriculture at Western Kentucky University Report

#8

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

Alcorn State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Alcorn State is a small public school located in the rural area of Alcorn State.

Of the 4 students majoring in agriculture at Alcorn State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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 8 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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