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 graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas504$50,5091 year out$72,348$20,125 2University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois255$55,9341 year out$88,101$20,000 3Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York254$92,1631 year out$130,690$13,258 4Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa177$53,9671 year out$68,687$16,972 5Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma140$45,0951 year out$54,787$19,162 6California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California126$52,7781 year out$93,186$14,500 7North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina123$46,8491 year out$65,304$19,500 8Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana122$52,8041 year out$71,087$17,500 9California State University-FresnoFresno, California115$50,1001 year out$69,880$13,139 10Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas114$50,5091 year out$79,142$19,588 11The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee102$36,2421 year out—$19,928 12University of FloridaGainesville, Florida88$49,3711 year out$63,554$16,218 13University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia86$49,6111 year out$71,796$20,682 14Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas82$53,7511 year out$61,026$19,641 15University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska81$53,2291 year out$60,418$19,500 16University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas78$54,7831 year out$67,154$18,909 17Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania75$50,1361 year out$77,337$26,000 18Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado71$51,2921 year out$62,394$21,250 19California State University-ChicoChico, California69$47,9371 year out$67,962$11,250 20Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas60$45,0971 year out$55,624$21,500 21Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia59$47,5191 year out—$21,500 22Wilmington CollegeWilmington, Ohio59$41,9571 year out$54,845$24,525 23Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan55$57,0231 year out$74,454$24,125 24University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota52$53,1601 year out$81,821$21,500 25Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio51$50,5651 year out$68,055$20,000 26Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas50$44,8101 year out$50,241$15,620 27North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota50$59,9531 year out$70,611$19,500 28Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri49$44,4181 year out$64,541$14,000 29West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas49$52,7491 year out$54,781$19,125 30Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri46$48,3021 year out$61,777$19,250 31Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina46$49,7141 year out$72,980$23,250 32Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas44$43,8041 year out$59,051$22,239 33Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas44$47,9071 year out$69,969$20,643 34Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama42$50,9361 year out$62,519$21,875 35University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky42$41,5081 year out$61,999$23,250 36University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri42$58,3351 year out$68,698$17,499 37West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia42$37,7791 year out$61,123$24,070 38University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin42$53,9111 year out$51,617$21,445 39Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas39$47,0121 year out$49,628$19,250 40University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut38$45,4351 year out$62,175$23,000 41University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin37$54,4731 year out—$15,276 42Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas35$41,3251 year out—$13,875 43University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming35$35,4311 year out$56,619$15,056 44Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana34—1 year out—$24,553 45Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi34$45,8211 year out$61,250$20,500 46South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota34$51,2221 year out$62,893$22,557 47University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona31$48,8001 year out$74,566$24,200 48California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California31$38,2721 year out$65,673$20,500 49Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma31—1 year out$45,604—50East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas31—1 year out——51University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin31$49,8681 year out$74,752$14,000 52Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah30$45,5831 year out$66,583$11,500 53Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana29$50,8761 year out$53,351$20,000 54Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia29$48,5571 year out$73,750$22,999 55Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho28$49,9421 year out$68,191—56University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland27$53,0811 year out$82,616$20,000 57Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, Mississippi25$44,3301 year out$57,006$25,125 58New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico24$41,2681 year out$42,214—59California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California23—1 year out——60University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho23$48,3381 year out$60,613$17,956 61Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri23$43,5851 year out$52,218$18,614 62SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York23—1 year out——63University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina20—1 year out$55,821$22,237 64Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas20—1 year out——65The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee19—1 year out——66Illinois CollegeJacksonville, Illinois18—1 year out——67Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois18$40,1941 year out$61,223$15,000 68Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas17—1 year out——69Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas17$37,5741 year out$57,287$20,500 70Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon16$52,0311 year out$71,577$17,666 71Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa15$49,2301 year out—$19,000 72Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana14—1 year out——73University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota14$46,8451 year out——74University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska14$61,1521 year out$62,723—75Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, Oklahoma14—1 year out$52,641—76Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee13$50,0131 year out$52,778—77University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, Arkansas12$36,5431 year out$49,716—78University of California-DavisDavis, California12—1 year out——79University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri12$38,9981 year out$53,716$23,542 80Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania12$47,8021 year out——81University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico12—1 year out——82Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania12$50,1361 year out$77,337$26,000 83Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa11—1 year out——84University of DelawareNewark, Delaware10$49,8851 year out—$21,000 85Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida10—1 year out——86University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, Louisiana10$43,8341 year out——87SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York10$31,2681 year out——88Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, Florida9—1 year out——89College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri9$41,7291 year out$49,556—90Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota7$49,5211 year out$55,400—91Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia6—1 year out——92Greenville UniversityGreenville, Illinois6—1 year out——93Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Missouri6—1 year out——94Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas6—1 year out——95Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington6—1 year out——96Doane UniversityCrete, Nebraska5—1 year out——97Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama4—1 year out——98Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana4—1 year out——99Huntington UniversityHuntington, Indiana4—1 year out——100Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, Iowa4—1 year out——

Associate programs — top 100 of 181 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, South Dakota104$41,3401 year out$47,845$12,000 2Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa45$40,5061 year out$55,664$9,000 3Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California44—1 year out——4North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, North Dakota44$48,6461 year out$52,517$11,956 5Reedley CollegeReedley, California43—1 year out——6Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska43$36,2231 year out$51,904$10,575 7Crowder CollegeNeosho, Missouri35$25,9321 year out——8Southeast Community College AreaLincoln, Nebraska35$42,6421 year out$48,062$10,748 9Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota34$38,6231 year out$59,268$12,000 10North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina29$41,9661 year out$48,604$12,750 11Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California28—1 year out——12Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa27—1 year out——13Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa27$40,8351 year out—$11,000 14Merced CollegeMerced, California26—1 year out——15Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah26—1 year out——16Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming26—1 year out——17Butte CollegeOroville, California25—1 year out——18Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, California23—1 year out——19Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster, Ohio23$34,7471 year out$45,635$12,000 20Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorrington, Wyoming23—1 year out——21Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California20—1 year out——22Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California20—1 year out——23Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois19—1 year out——24Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, North Dakota19—1 year out——25Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, South Dakota19—1 year out——26Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana18—1 year out$47,240—27Central Community CollegeGrand Island, Nebraska18—1 year out$44,396—28Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas18—1 year out——29Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California17—1 year out——30Shasta CollegeRedding, California16—1 year out——31Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa14—1 year out——32County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey14—1 year out——33Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina14—1 year out——34Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa13$47,4721 year out$47,029—35SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York13—1 year out——36Black Hawk CollegeMoline, Illinois12—1 year out——37Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi12—1 year out——38Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming12—1 year out——39Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa11—1 year out$39,650—40Sampson Community CollegeClinton, North Carolina11—1 year out——41Porterville CollegePorterville, California10—1 year out——42College of the RedwoodsEureka, California10—1 year out——43Sierra CollegeRocklin, California10—1 year out——44State Fair Community CollegeSedalia, Missouri10—1 year out——45Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, North Dakota10—1 year out——46Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin10—1 year out——47Northwest CollegePowell, Wyoming10—1 year out——48Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas9—1 year out——49College of the SequoiasVisalia, California9—1 year out——50Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, Iowa9—1 year out——51North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, Iowa9—1 year out$62,200—52Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi9—1 year out——53Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio9—1 year out——54Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, Washington9—1 year out——55Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin9—1 year out$51,341—56Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin9—1 year out——57Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia9—1 year out——58Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas8—1 year out——59Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California8—1 year out——60Highland Community CollegeFreeport, Illinois8—1 year out——61Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois8—1 year out$56,312—62Colby Community CollegeColby, Kansas8—1 year out——63South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota8—1 year out——64Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota8—1 year out——65North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas8—1 year out——66Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware7—1 year out——67College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho7—1 year out——68Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa7—1 year out——69Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls, Minnesota7—1 year out——70North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, Missouri7$26,9271 year out——71Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, Wisconsin7—1 year out$58,238—72Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin7—1 year out——73University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, Arkansas6—1 year out——74Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California6—1 year out——75College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida6—1 year out——76Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois6—1 year out——77Southwestern Community CollegeCreston, Iowa6—1 year out——78Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas6—1 year out——79SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York6—1 year out——80University of Northwestern OhioLima, Ohio6—1 year out$41,268—81Eastern Oklahoma State CollegeWilburton, Oklahoma6—1 year out——82Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenne, Wyoming6—1 year out——83Dewey University-Juana DiazJuana Diaz, Puerto Rico6—1 year out——84San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California5—1 year out——85Northeastern Junior CollegeSterling, Colorado5—1 year out——86Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida5—1 year out——87Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City, Kansas5—1 year out——88Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, Kansas5—1 year out——89Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, North Carolina5—1 year out——90Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, North Carolina5—1 year out——91Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser, West Virginia5—1 year out——92Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg, West Virginia5—1 year out——93Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleBrecksville, Ohio5$22,3091 year out—$27,773 94Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California5—1 year out——95Dewey University-ManatiManati, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——96Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California4—1 year out——97Lassen Community CollegeSusanville, California4—1 year out——98North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesville, Georgia4—1 year out——99Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas4—1 year out——100Pratt Community CollegePratt, Kansas4—1 year out——

Certificate programs — top 100 of 123 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Central Community CollegeGrand Island, Nebraska94—1 year out——2Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa72—1 year out——3Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, Minnesota71—1 year out——4Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa44—1 year out——5Reedley CollegeReedley, California43—1 year out——6Otero CollegeLa Junta, Colorado43—1 year out——7University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin38—1 year out——8North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, Missouri34—1 year out——9Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, Minnesota32—1 year out——10Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa29—1 year out——11Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa28—1 year out——12Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas26—1 year out——13Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota24—1 year out——14Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls, Minnesota24—1 year out——15Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana22—1 year out——16Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi22—1 year out——17Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi22—1 year out——18Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin22—1 year out——19Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, Illinois21—1 year out——20Clarendon CollegeClarendon, Texas20—1 year out——21Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, North Carolina19—1 year out——22Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin19—1 year out——23Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California18—1 year out——24Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota17$44,8751 year out$55,791$10,697 25Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, North Carolina17—1 year out——26Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio17—1 year out——27University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona16—1 year out——28Southeast Community College AreaLincoln, Nebraska16—1 year out——29Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, North Carolina16—1 year out——30North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas16—1 year out——31Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas16—1 year out——32Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, North Carolina15—1 year out——33Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington15—1 year out——34Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, Illinois13—1 year out——35Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City, Kansas13—1 year out——36Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, North Carolina13—1 year out——37Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin12—1 year out——38Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California10—1 year out——39University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho10—1 year out——40Colby Community CollegeColby, Kansas10—1 year out——41Sierra CollegeRocklin, California9—1 year out——42Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois9—1 year out——43Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois9—1 year out——44Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan9—1 year out$62,457—45Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York9—1 year out——46Connors State CollegeWarner, Oklahoma9—1 year out——47Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, South Dakota9—1 year out——48Tennessee College of Applied Technology CrumpCrump, Tennessee9—1 year out——49Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas8—1 year out——50St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, Minnesota8—1 year out——51Lackawanna CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——52Allen County Community CollegeIola, Kansas7—1 year out——53Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, North Carolina7—1 year out——54Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio7—1 year out——55University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, Arkansas6—1 year out——56Merced CollegeMerced, California6—1 year out——57South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota6—1 year out——58Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant, Texas6—1 year out——59Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming6—1 year out——60Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, Georgia6—1 year out——61Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California6—1 year out——62Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——63Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, Colorado5—1 year out$39,213—64Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa5$40,9551 year out——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 (—).