2025 Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in general agriculture sits in the middle of the road, ranking #178 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 master's degrees in general agriculture during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general agriculture students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general agriculture students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general agriculture to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general agriculture related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general agriculture students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Agriculture Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Agriculture in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general agriculture.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Agriculture

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

21 Annual Graduates

$51,630 Median Starting Salary

Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general agriculture. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the agriculture program earn around $51,630 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in general agriculture from Virginia Tech

2

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat North Carolina A & T State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general agriculture. NC A&T is a fairly large public university located in the city of Greensboro.More information about a master’s in general agriculture from North Carolina A & T State University

Best General Agriculture Colleges by State

Explore the best general agriculture colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	9
Virginia	182	28
North Carolina	178	11
Tennessee	166	16
Kentucky	147	7
Mississippi	145	4
Arkansas	121	11
West Virginia	112	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agriculture

One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, General Agriculture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Agriculture Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Agriculture	80

Most Popular Majors Related to Agriculture

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences	179
Animal Science	149
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	141
Agricultural Economics & Business	107
Other Agriculture	99
Food Science Technology	95
Agricultural Public Services	75
Agricultural Production	69
Soil Sciences	29

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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