Agricultural Business and Management

7,716 students earn a agricultural business and management credential each year across 328 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $48,557
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $62,394

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 127 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York254$92,1631 year out$130,690$13,258 2University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska14$61,1521 year out$62,723—3North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota50$59,9531 year out$70,611$19,500 4University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri42$58,3351 year out$68,698$17,499 5Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan55$57,0231 year out$74,454$24,125 6University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois255$55,9341 year out$88,101$20,000 7University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas78$54,7831 year out$67,154$18,909 8University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin37$54,4731 year out—$15,276 9Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa177$53,9671 year out$68,687$16,972 10University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin42$53,9111 year out$51,617$21,445 11Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas82$53,7511 year out$61,026$19,641 12University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska81$53,2291 year out$60,418$19,500 13University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota52$53,1601 year out$81,821$21,500 14University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland27$53,0811 year out$82,616$20,000 15Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana122$52,8041 year out$71,087$17,500 16California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California126$52,7781 year out$93,186$14,500 17West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas49$52,7491 year out$54,781$19,125 18Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon16$52,0311 year out$71,577$17,666 19Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon0$52,0311 year out$71,577$17,666 20Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado71$51,2921 year out$62,394$21,250 21South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota34$51,2221 year out$62,893$22,557 22Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama42$50,9361 year out$62,519$21,875 23Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana29$50,8761 year out$53,351$20,000 24Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio51$50,5651 year out$68,055$20,000 25Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas504$50,5091 year out$72,348$20,125 26Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas114$50,5091 year out$79,142$19,588 27Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania75$50,1361 year out$77,337$26,000 28Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania12$50,1361 year out$77,337$26,000 29California State University-FresnoFresno, California115$50,1001 year out$69,880$13,139 30Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee13$50,0131 year out$52,778—31Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho28$49,9421 year out$68,191—32University of DelawareNewark, Delaware10$49,8851 year out—$21,000 33University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin31$49,8681 year out$74,752$14,000 34Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina46$49,7141 year out$72,980$23,250 35University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia86$49,6111 year out$71,796$20,682 36Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota7$49,5211 year out$55,400—37University of FloridaGainesville, Florida88$49,3711 year out$63,554$16,218 38Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa15$49,2301 year out—$19,000 39University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona31$48,8001 year out$74,566$24,200 40Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia29$48,5571 year out$73,750$22,999 41University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho23$48,3381 year out$60,613$17,956 42Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri46$48,3021 year out$61,777$19,250 43California State University-ChicoChico, California69$47,9371 year out$67,962$11,250 44Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas44$47,9071 year out$69,969$20,643 45Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania12$47,8021 year out——46Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia59$47,5191 year out—$21,500 47Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas39$47,0121 year out$49,628$19,250 48North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina123$46,8491 year out$65,304$19,500 49University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota14$46,8451 year out——50Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi34$45,8211 year out$61,250$20,500 51Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah30$45,5831 year out$66,583$11,500 52University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut38$45,4351 year out$62,175$23,000 53University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$45,4351 year out$62,175$23,000 54University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$45,4351 year out$62,175$23,000 55University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$45,4351 year out$62,175$23,000 56University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$45,4351 year out$62,175$23,000 57Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas60$45,0971 year out$55,624$21,500 58Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma140$45,0951 year out$54,787$19,162 59Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas50$44,8101 year out$50,241$15,620 60Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri49$44,4181 year out$64,541$14,000 61Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, Mississippi25$44,3301 year out$57,006$25,125 62University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, Louisiana10$43,8341 year out——63Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas44$43,8041 year out$59,051$22,239 64Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri23$43,5851 year out$52,218$18,614 65Wilmington CollegeWilmington, Ohio59$41,9571 year out$54,845$24,525 66College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri9$41,7291 year out$49,556—67University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky42$41,5081 year out$61,999$23,250 68Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas35$41,3251 year out—$13,875 69New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico24$41,2681 year out$42,214—70Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois18$40,1941 year out$61,223$15,000 71University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri12$38,9981 year out$53,716$23,542 72California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California31$38,2721 year out$65,673$20,500 73West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia42$37,7791 year out$61,123$24,070 74Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas17$37,5741 year out$57,287$20,500 75University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, Arkansas12$36,5431 year out$49,716—76The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee102$36,2421 year out—$19,928 77University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming35$35,4311 year out$56,619$15,056 78University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, Arkansas—$31,8681 year out—$20,380 79SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York10$31,2681 year out——80Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana34—1 year out—$24,553 81Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma31—1 year out$45,604—82East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas31—1 year out——83California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California23—1 year out——84SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York23—1 year out——85University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina20—1 year out$55,821$22,237 86Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas20—1 year out——87The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee19—1 year out——88Illinois CollegeJacksonville, Illinois18—1 year out——89Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas17—1 year out——90Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana14—1 year out——91Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, Oklahoma14—1 year out$52,641—92University of California-DavisDavis, California12—1 year out——93University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico12—1 year out——94Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa11—1 year out——95Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida10—1 year out——96Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, Florida9—1 year out——97Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia6—1 year out——98Greenville UniversityGreenville, Illinois6—1 year out——99Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Missouri6—1 year out——100Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas6—1 year out——

Associate programs — top 100 of 181 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, North Dakota44$48,6461 year out$52,517$11,956 2Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa13$47,4721 year out$47,029—3Southeast Community College AreaLincoln, Nebraska35$42,6421 year out$48,062$10,748 4North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina29$41,9661 year out$48,604$12,750 5Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, South Dakota104$41,3401 year out$47,845$12,000 6Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa27$40,8351 year out—$11,000 7Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa45$40,5061 year out$55,664$9,000 8Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota34$38,6231 year out$59,268$12,000 9Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska43$36,2231 year out$51,904$10,575 10Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster, Ohio23$34,7471 year out$45,635$12,000 11Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio—$34,7471 year out$45,635$12,000 12North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, Missouri7$26,9271 year out——13Crowder CollegeNeosho, Missouri35$25,9321 year out——14Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleBrecksville, Ohio5$22,3091 year out—$27,773 15Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee, Ohio4$22,3091 year out—$27,773 16Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockford, Illinois1$22,3091 year out—$27,773 17Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California44—1 year out——18Reedley CollegeReedley, California43—1 year out——19Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California28—1 year out——20Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa27—1 year out——21Merced CollegeMerced, California26—1 year out——22Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah26—1 year out——23Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming26—1 year out——24Butte CollegeOroville, California25—1 year out——25Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, California23—1 year out——26Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorrington, Wyoming23—1 year out——27Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California20—1 year out——28Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California20—1 year out——29Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois19—1 year out——30Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, North Dakota19—1 year out——31Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, South Dakota19—1 year out——32Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana18—1 year out$47,240—33Central Community CollegeGrand Island, Nebraska18—1 year out$44,396—34Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas18—1 year out——35Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California17—1 year out——36Shasta CollegeRedding, California16—1 year out——37Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa14—1 year out——38County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey14—1 year out——39Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina14—1 year out——40SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York13—1 year out——41Black Hawk CollegeMoline, Illinois12—1 year out——42Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi12—1 year out——43Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming12—1 year out——44Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa11—1 year out$39,650—45Sampson Community CollegeClinton, North Carolina11—1 year out——46Porterville CollegePorterville, California10—1 year out——47College of the RedwoodsEureka, California10—1 year out——48Sierra CollegeRocklin, California10—1 year out——49State Fair Community CollegeSedalia, Missouri10—1 year out——50Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, North Dakota10—1 year out——51Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin10—1 year out——52Northwest CollegePowell, Wyoming10—1 year out——53Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas9—1 year out——54College of the SequoiasVisalia, California9—1 year out——55Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, Iowa9—1 year out——56North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, Iowa9—1 year out$62,200—57Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi9—1 year out——58Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio9—1 year out——59Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, Washington9—1 year out——60Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin9—1 year out$51,341—61Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin9—1 year out——62Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia9—1 year out——63Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas8—1 year out——64Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California8—1 year out——65Highland Community CollegeFreeport, Illinois8—1 year out——66Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois8—1 year out$56,312—67Colby Community CollegeColby, Kansas8—1 year out——68South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota8—1 year out——69Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota8—1 year out——70North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas8—1 year out——71Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware7—1 year out——72College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho7—1 year out——73Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa7—1 year out——74Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls, Minnesota7—1 year out——75Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, Wisconsin7—1 year out$58,238—76Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin7—1 year out——77University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, Arkansas6—1 year out——78Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California6—1 year out——79College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida6—1 year out——80Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois6—1 year out——81Southwestern Community CollegeCreston, Iowa6—1 year out——82Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas6—1 year out——83SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York6—1 year out——84University of Northwestern OhioLima, Ohio6—1 year out$41,268—85Eastern Oklahoma State CollegeWilburton, Oklahoma6—1 year out——86Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenne, Wyoming6—1 year out——87Dewey University-Juana DiazJuana Diaz, Puerto Rico6—1 year out——88San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California5—1 year out——89Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling, Colorado5—1 year out——90Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida5—1 year out——91Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City, Kansas5—1 year out——92Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, Kansas5—1 year out——93Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, North Carolina5—1 year out——94Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, North Carolina5—1 year out——95Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser, West Virginia5—1 year out——96Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg, West Virginia5—1 year out——97Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California5—1 year out——98Dewey University-ManatiManati, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——99Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California4—1 year out——100Lassen Community CollegeSusanville, California4—1 year out——

Certificate programs — top 100 of 123 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota17$44,8751 year out$55,791$10,697 2Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa5$40,9551 year out——3Central Community CollegeGrand Island, Nebraska94—1 year out——4Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa72—1 year out——5Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, Minnesota71—1 year out——6Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa44—1 year out——7Reedley CollegeReedley, California43—1 year out——8Otero CollegeLa Junta, Colorado43—1 year out——9University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin38—1 year out——10North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, Missouri34—1 year out——11Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, Minnesota32—1 year out——12Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa29—1 year out——13Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa28—1 year out——14Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas26—1 year out——15Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota24—1 year out——16Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls, Minnesota24—1 year out——17Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana22—1 year out——18Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi22—1 year out——19Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi22—1 year out——20Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin22—1 year out——21Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, Illinois21—1 year out——22Clarendon CollegeClarendon, Texas20—1 year out——23Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, North Carolina19—1 year out——24Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin19—1 year out——25Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California18—1 year out——26Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, North Carolina17—1 year out——27Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio17—1 year out——28University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona16—1 year out——29Southeast Community College AreaLincoln, Nebraska16—1 year out——30Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, North Carolina16—1 year out——31North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas16—1 year out——32Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas16—1 year out——33Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, North Carolina15—1 year out——34Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington15—1 year out——35Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, Illinois13—1 year out——36Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City, Kansas13—1 year out——37Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, North Carolina13—1 year out——38Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin12—1 year out——39Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California10—1 year out——40University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho10—1 year out——41Colby Community CollegeColby, Kansas10—1 year out——42Sierra CollegeRocklin, California9—1 year out——43Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois9—1 year out——44Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois9—1 year out——45Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan9—1 year out$62,457—46Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York9—1 year out——47Connors State CollegeWarner, Oklahoma9—1 year out——48Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, South Dakota9—1 year out——49Tennessee College of Applied Technology CrumpCrump, Tennessee9—1 year out——50Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas8—1 year out——51St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, Minnesota8—1 year out——52Lackawanna CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——53Allen County Community CollegeIola, Kansas7—1 year out——54Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, North Carolina7—1 year out——55Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio7—1 year out——56University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, Arkansas6—1 year out——57Merced CollegeMerced, California6—1 year out——58South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota6—1 year out——59Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant, Texas6—1 year out——60Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming6—1 year out——61Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, Georgia6—1 year out——62Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California6—1 year out——63Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——64Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, Colorado5—1 year out$39,213—65Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, North Carolina5—1 year out——66Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas5—1 year out——67Western Texas CollegeSnyder, Texas5—1 year out——68Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin5—1 year out——69Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado4—1 year out——70Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, Illinois4—1 year out——71William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois4—1 year out——72Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana4—1 year out——73County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey4—1 year out——74Ozarka CollegeMelbourne, Arkansas3—1 year out——75Butte CollegeOroville, California3—1 year out——76Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, California3—1 year out——77College of the SequoiasVisalia, California3—1 year out——78Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling, Colorado3—1 year out——79City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, Illinois3—1 year out——80Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, North Carolina3—1 year out——81Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas3—1 year out——82Panola CollegeCarthage, Texas3—1 year out——83Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California2—1 year out——84Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California2—1 year out——85Lassen Community CollegeSusanville, California2—1 year out——86Augusta Technical CollegeAugusta, Georgia2—1 year out——87Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon, Illinois2—1 year out——88Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky2—1 year out——89Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan2—1 year out——90Mineral Area CollegePark Hills, Missouri2—1 year out——91Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, North Carolina2—1 year out——92Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina2—1 year out——93Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California1—1 year out——94Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California1—1 year out——95Mendocino CollegeUkiah, California1—1 year out——96Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California1—1 year out——97Trinidad State CollegeTrinidad, Colorado1—1 year out——98University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia1—1 year out——99College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho1—1 year out——100Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, Illinois1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).