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 Prairie View A & M 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 PVAMU was ranked #71 on College Factual's Best Schools for agriculture list. It is also ranked #10 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for PVAMU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at PVAMU paid an average of $743 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $242 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,253 | $22,552 |
| Fees | $3,846 | $3,846 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,362 | $1,362 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,883 | $8,883 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,320 | $4,320 |
Learn more about PVAMU 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 PVAMU took out an average of $32,500 in student loans. That is 51% higher than the national average of $21,544.
The median early career salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor’s degree from PVAMU is $27,048 per year. That is 18% lower than the national average of $32,946.
PVAMU does not offer an online option for its agriculture bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the PVAMU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in agriculture in 2019-2020, 56.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.2%.
Around 94.6% of agriculture bachelor’s degree recipients at PVAMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 30 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Agriculture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 37 |
*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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