Agricultural Economics at Alcorn State University

What traits are you looking for in a ag economics school? To help you decide if Alcorn State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ag economics program.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,230. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in ag economics from Alcorn State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Alcorn State Agricultural Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Economics

Alcorn State Agricultural Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ag economics progam at Alcorn State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ag economics major at Alcorn State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	3
	5
	5
	5
	23
	27
	27
	28
	37
	38

Ag Economics Student Demographics at Alcorn State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ag economics majors at Alcorn State University.

Alcorn State Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics from Alcorn State in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 81% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ag economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in ag economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State also has a doctoral program available in ag economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Agricultural Business

Careers That Ag Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in ag economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Agricultural Sciences Professors	150	$97,550
Economists	40	$75,450

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.