Program details and sample curriculum

GROW YOUR FUTURE WITH A DEGREE IN AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Unlock a world of opportunity in agricultural finance, farm and agribusiness management, marketing, and price risk management. This degree isn’t just about farming—it’s about leading in a rapidly evolving global industry.

Your Path. Your Passion. Your Future.

With unmatched flexibility, the agribusiness management program empowers you to tailor your studies. Whether you’re drawn to animal science, horticulture, or environmental management, you can shape your education around what excites you most.

Andrew Teagle ‘26

Working as a local farmhand and retail associate during my summers in high school inspired me to pursue agribusiness and advance my career in agriculture. Since Virginia Tech was founded as a land-grant institution, I knew it would have an astounding agricultural program. 

Examples of core and major requirement classes

• Foundations of Agribusiness - Introduction to the primary management tools as they relate to farm production enterprises and agribusinesses.
• Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship - Development and operation of a small business, including concepts and principles such as franchising, business plans, capital acquisition, and more.
• Marketing Agricultural Products - Structure of the agricultural marketing system with emphasis on factors determining farm-level prices.
• Agricultural Law - Legal problems of farm and agribusiness management. Practical application of principles of contracts, negligence, debt instruments, and commercial transactions of the farm and agribusiness organization.    
• Monetary and Global Issues in Applied Economics - Economics of an open economy and its impact on agricultural and natural resource markets.
• Agricultural Price and Market Analysis - Estimation of agricultural supply, demand, and price relationships. Determination of market potential for new products. Students identify the problem, collect data, estimate statistical relationship(s), interpret results, and write a research report. Use of probability distribution in marketing strategy development.

TOTAL Credits = 120 credits
Undergraduate Catalog Course Descriptions
Individual programs depend on transfer credits, if applicable