by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Agriculture. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Agriculture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Virginia Tech. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in agriculture, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Virginia Tech was $1,534 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $761 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,701 | $27,614 |
| Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
The median early career salary of agriculture students who receive their master’s degree from Virginia Tech is $44,468 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $44,300.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the agriculture master’s degree program at Virginia Tech. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the agriculture students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.6%.
Around 18.2% of agriculture master’s degree recipients at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Agriculture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general agriculture.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 6 |
| Animal Science | 15 |
| Plant Sciences | 3 |
*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.
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