The main focus area for this major is Agricultural Mechanization. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Agricultural Mechanization is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ag mech, 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NC State was ranked #15 on College Factual's Best Schools for ag mech list. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for NC State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NC State paid an average of $888 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $218 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,535 | $26,654 |
Fees | $2,566 | $2,566 |
Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,602 | $11,602 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,770 | $2,770 |
Learn more about NC State tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Ag Mech students who received their bachelor’s degree at NC State took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 34% higher than the national average of $20,221.
The median early career salary of ag mech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NC State is $42,309 per year. That is 19% lower than the national average of $52,375.
Online degrees for the NC State ag mech bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 6.7% of the ag mech students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 9.4%.
Around 6.7% of ag mech bachelor’s degree recipients at NC State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 10%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Agricultural Mechanization students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Agricultural Mechanization | 15 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Agriculture | 26 |
Agricultural Economics & Business | 104 |
Agricultural Production | 1 |
Horticulture | 4 |
Agricultural Public Services | 7 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.