by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Virginia” ranking.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 75 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia agriculture students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferrum College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Virginia. Located in Ferrum, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Virginia. Virginia State University is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 20 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 44 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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