Agricultural Economics at Fort Valley State University

Every agricultural economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ag economics program at Fort Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and approximately 3,079 students attend the school each year. Of the 69 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fort Valley State University in 2021, 6 of them were agricultural economics majors.

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.

Fort Valley State University Agricultural Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Economics

Fort Valley State University Agricultural Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ag economics programs across the country. The following shows how Fort Valley State University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ag economics major at Fort Valley State University 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
	6
	7
	25
	34

Ag Economics Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in ag economics from Fort Valley State University. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men. The typical ag economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Fort Valley State University since its program graduates 47% more women than average.

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 Fort Valley State University with a bachelor's in ag economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Economists	330	$111,570
Agricultural Sciences Professors	320	$116,600

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.