TUSKEGEE, Ala. — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education has ranked ¾«¶«AV among the top 100 institutions for granting undergraduate and graduate degrees to minorities. ¾«¶«AV took top spots for several degree areas, but the institution had the best showing in its ranking for African-American graduates in agriculture and veterinary medicine.
The publication’s 2014 Top 100 Minority Degree Producers list ranked colleges and universities in three areas: associate, undergraduate and graduate degrees.
In the undergraduate category, ¾«¶«AV was No. 1 for minority graduates in the Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences degree field. And, No. 2 for graduates in the Natural Resources and Conservation field. The institution was No. 7 and No. 10 for Architecture and Related Services and Engineering undergraduate degrees, respectively.
¾«¶«AV was in the No. 12 spot for masters’ degrees in the Engineering category. In the doctoral degree category, ¾«¶«AV was No. 2 in the Physical Sciences field. The university took the No. 1 spot for professional doctoral degrees in Veterinary Medicine.
The rankings were calculated using the publication’s analysis of U.S. Department of Education reports submitted by the institutions.
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