If you plan on majoring in general agriculture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #157 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Agriculture Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 56 degrees in general agriculture annually.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Agriculture Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the agriculture degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in general agriculture. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
General Agriculture degree recipients from Virginia Tech get an earnings boost of about $9,452 over the typical income of general agriculture majors.
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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