Agriculture, General

2,839 students earn a agriculture, general credential each year across 140 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: $39,438
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $52,293

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Bachelor's programs — 77 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California31$64,7861 year out$68,350$21,903 2Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas24$59,6251 year out$61,337$18,585 3North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota8$55,8281 year out—$25,000 4Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas—$54,5961 year out$52,441$27,000 5Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York57$53,4651 year out$56,857$15,599 6South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota60$49,7811 year out$47,334$20,000 7Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois79$48,5091 year out$58,204$18,969 8Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas41$48,0481 year out$47,873$20,340 9Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois109$47,2951 year out$64,041$18,750 10West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas31$45,3001 year out$59,749$13,460 11Langston UniversityLangston, Oklahoma11$45,1551 year out—$28,310 12Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas47$44,9941 year out$61,972$20,699 13Warner UniversityLake Wales, Florida14$44,1541 year out—$22,250 14University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska12$43,6691 year out——15California State University-StanislausTurlock, California23$43,1011 year out——16Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota15$42,5831 year out——17University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri43$42,1451 year out$58,852—18Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama21$41,6821 year out—$17,625 19Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas20$41,6461 year out$57,257$22,875 20North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina40$41,0841 year out—$19,000 21Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah25$41,0711 year out$57,314—22Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois9$39,7001 year out$63,031$18,000 23University of DelawareNewark, Delaware19$39,6961 year out—$24,372 24The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee67$39,4381 year out$52,293$19,500 25Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon61$39,1451 year out$50,564$26,000 26Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon1$39,1451 year out$50,564$26,000 27Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware25$38,8731 year out$47,478$23,625 28Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky66$38,8041 year out$45,055$23,656 29Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri29$38,6781 year out$61,046$18,250 30Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania36$38,6061 year out$42,079$26,000 31Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas58$38,0631 year out$45,073$28,500 32McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana50$37,8871 year out$52,104$19,500 33Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, Mississippi19$37,7711 year out—$27,000 34East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas27$37,7281 year out$52,593$20,500 35Truman State UniversityKirksville, Missouri16$36,8531 year out$47,343$19,500 36Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri7$35,7371 year out$47,927$20,625 37University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii18$35,3781 year out—$26,345 38Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky—$34,6701 year out$44,037$25,000 39Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Tennessee12$34,2551 year out$43,651$27,000 40Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee52$33,5081 year out$57,554$14,915 41North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina27$32,3011 year out—$28,285 42Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee37$31,9051 year out$44,104$18,625 43Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana28$30,8651 year out—$28,250 44Southern University Law CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana4$30,8651 year out—$28,250 45Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida23$26,6771 year out$42,263$16,750 46New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico25$26,6661 year out—$22,993 47Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky14$25,9121 year out$41,799—48University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico11$18,1541 year out—$10,000 49Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas113—1 year out——50Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas65—1 year out——51California State University-ChicoChico, California52—1 year out$64,138$15,000 52Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas24—1 year out$58,269$19,125 53Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey17—1 year out——54Cameron UniversityLawton, Oklahoma17—1 year out$42,686—55Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana15—1 year out——56University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada14—1 year out——57Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, Virginia14—1 year out—$25,545 58University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia13—1 year out——59University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland13—1 year out$63,445—60Ferrum CollegeFerrum, Virginia12—1 year out——61Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia12—1 year out$48,514—62Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, Missouri11—1 year out——63University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, Maryland10—1 year out——64University of GuamMangilao, Guam10—1 year out——65Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas8—1 year out——66Emmanuel UniversityFranklin Springs, Georgia7—1 year out——67University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut5—1 year out——68Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa4—1 year out——69Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky3—1 year out——70Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, Nebraska3—1 year out——71Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico3—1 year out——72University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin3—1 year out——73University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois2—1 year out——74University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine2—1 year out——75Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington2—1 year out——76Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California1—1 year out——77Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa1—1 year out——

Associate programs — 65 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana78$39,2611 year out$50,727$7,125 2North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina16$37,1031 year out—$17,500 3Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas115—1 year out$36,648$14,500 4Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah77—1 year out—$12,000 5Eastern Oklahoma State CollegeWilburton, Oklahoma54—1 year out——6Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CollegeMiami, Oklahoma44—1 year out$41,392$11,000 7Connors State CollegeWarner, Oklahoma38—1 year out—$10,375 8South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota31—1 year out——9Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, Illinois29—1 year out——10Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri24—1 year out——11Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, Oklahoma21—1 year out——12Western Oklahoma State CollegeAltus, Oklahoma18—1 year out——13Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas18—1 year out——14Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska16—1 year out——15Redlands Community CollegeEl Reno, Oklahoma16—1 year out——16Murray State CollegeTishomingo, Oklahoma16—1 year out——17Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls, Iowa15—1 year out——18SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York12—1 year out$47,508—19Missouri State University-West PlainsWest Plains, Missouri11—1 year out——20East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi10—1 year out——21Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi10—1 year out——22Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser, West Virginia10—1 year out——23Western Texas CollegeSnyder, Texas9—1 year out——24College of Micronesia-FSMPohnpei, Micronesia9—1 year out——25Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, Illinois8—1 year out——26University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina8—1 year out——27Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona7—1 year out——28North Arkansas CollegeHarrison, Arkansas6—1 year out——29Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas6—1 year out——30Hill CollegeHillsboro, Texas6—1 year out——31Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, Illinois5—1 year out——32Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldon, Iowa5—1 year out——33Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point, New Jersey5—1 year out——34Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming5—1 year out——35Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen, Arkansas4—1 year out——36Cecil CollegeNorth East, Maryland4—1 year out——37Kellogg Community CollegeBattle Creek, Michigan4—1 year out——38Seminole State CollegeSeminole, Oklahoma4—1 year out——39St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, Missouri4—1 year out——40College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho3—1 year out——41Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa3—1 year out——42Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend, Kansas3—1 year out——43SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York3—1 year out——44Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, Oregon3—1 year out——45Paris Junior CollegeParis, Texas3—1 year out——46American Samoa Community CollegePago Pago, American Samoa3—1 year out——47Marian University-AncillaPlymouth, Indiana3—1 year out——48North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesville, Georgia2—1 year out——49Louisiana State University-EuniceEunice, Louisiana2—1 year out——50Linn-Benton Community CollegeAlbany, Oregon2—1 year out——51Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas2—1 year out——52Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas2—1 year out——53South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas2—1 year out——54Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon2—1 year out——55University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, Arkansas1—1 year out——56Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida1—1 year out——57Black Hawk CollegeMoline, Illinois1—1 year out$54,448—58Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan1—1 year out——59Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls, Minnesota1—1 year out——60Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi1—1 year out——61Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, New Jersey1—1 year out——62Williston State CollegeWilliston, North Dakota1—1 year out——63Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas1—1 year out——64McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas1—1 year out——65Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 12 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Connors State CollegeWarner, Oklahoma36—1 year out——2University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland23—1 year out——3Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, Illinois14—1 year out——4Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana10—1 year out——5Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen, Arkansas4—1 year out——6Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona3—1 year out——7University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, Arkansas3—1 year out——8Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio3—1 year out——9Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon3—1 year out——10Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls, Iowa2—1 year out——11Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington2—1 year out——12Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana1—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 (—).