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Agricutlural and Extension Education

Graduates in Agricultural and Extension Education are qualified to teach agricultural education or may choose to enter another profession that utilizes the organizational, communication, and leadership skills the program emphasizes. The broad background students receive in this major prepares them for positions as:

High School Agriculture Teachers
Extension Agents
Production Agriculturists
Public Relations Specialists
Communications Specialists Marketing Executives
Sales Representatives
Managers of Agricultural Businesses
Enter Law School

Recent graduates from this program have found employment teaching agriculture in many counties in West Virginia and other states including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Colorado. Others have been employed by the USDA, state department of agriculture, and environmental consulting firms.

Graduate School Options
Many students graduating with a major. in Agriculture & Extension Education choose to attend graduate school to receive graduate degrees in Agricultural Education, Communications or another field to prepare them for careers in Extension, public relations, etc. Several students have also attended Law School.

Starting Salaries
Teaching & Extension
$22,000-$32,000
Other Areas
$25,000-$30,000

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	Agricutlural and Extension Education Graduates in Agricultural and Extension Education are qualified to teach agricultural education or may choose to enter another profession that utilizes the organizational, communication, and leadership skills the program emphasizes. The broad background students receive in this major prepares them for positions as: High School Agriculture Teachers Extension Agents Production Agriculturists Public Relations Specialists Communications Specialists Marketing Executives Sales Representatives Managers of Agricultural Businesses Enter Law School Recent graduates from this program have found employment teaching agriculture in many counties in West Virginia and other states including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Colorado. Others have been employed by the USDA, state department of agriculture, and environmental consulting firms. *Graduate School Options* Many students graduating with a major. in Agriculture & Extension Education choose to attend graduate school to receive graduate degrees in Agricultural Education, Communications or another field to prepare them for careers in Extension, public relations, etc. Several students have also attended Law School. *Starting Salaries* Teaching & Extension $22,000-$32,000 Other Areas $25,000-$30,000