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 Alcorn State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in agriculture, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Alcorn State was ranked #77 on College Factual's Best Schools for agriculture list. It is also ranked #1 in Mississippi.
Here are some of the other rankings for Alcorn State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Alcorn State was $304 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,044 | $6,044 |
| Fees | $1,246 | $1,246 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,586 | $1,586 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,788 | $10,788 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,100 | $3,100 |
Learn more about Alcorn State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Agriculture students who received their bachelor’s degree at Alcorn State took out an average of $33,500 in student loans. That is 55% higher than the national average of $21,544.
The median early career salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Alcorn State is $23,693 per year. That is 28% lower than the national average of $32,946.
Online degrees for the Alcorn State agriculture bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Alcorn State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 44.0% of the agriculture students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.2%.
All of the agriculture bachelor’s degree recipients at Alcorn State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 25 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Agriculture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general agriculture.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 21 |
*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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