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Best Schools for Agricultural Economics in Virginia
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the agricultural economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Agricultural Economics
Our analysis ranked Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University the best school in the country for a degree in agricultural economics. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public university. About 86% of students finish within six years. About 19 agricultural economics degrees were awarded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, agricultural economics degree recipients from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University generally make around $48,557. Typical student debt for the program is $22,999.
See the full agricultural economics program report for Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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