Median earnings of agricultural business and management graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 79 colleges. National median: $51,918, rising to $65,882 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | Cornell University | NY | $101,659 | $145,218 | $13,000 |
| 2 | California State University-Bakersfield | CA | $68,023 | — | — |
| 3 | University of Maryland-College Park | MD | $64,316 | $78,577 | — |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $64,122 | $86,646 | $15,340 |
| 5 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | $62,504 | $88,396 | $14,167 |
| 6 | Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | $61,552 | $65,900 | $12,200 |
| 7 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $61,224 | $69,498 | $17,875 |
| 8 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | ND | $60,195 | $77,296 | $16,750 |
| 9 | Michigan State University | MI | $60,048 | $69,108 | $15,333 |
| 10 | Iowa State University | IA | $59,562 | $67,529 | $15,000 |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | WI | $59,363 | $66,059 | $20,000 |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | WI | $58,835 | $57,307 | $15,394 |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | IL | $57,925 | $71,910 | — |
| 14 | University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | $57,745 | $82,831 | $16,375 |
| 15 | Utah State University | UT | $57,422 | $57,744 | — |
| 16 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | NE | $57,374 | $65,312 | $14,000 |
| 17 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | CA | $57,304 | $48,033 | — |
| 18 | Kansas State University | KS | $56,866 | $66,387 | $16,500 |
| 19 | Brigham Young University-Idaho | ID | $56,528 | $59,134 | — |
| 20 | California State University-Chico | CA | $56,503 | $65,198 | $16,875 |
| 21 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | NE | $56,489 | $61,438 | — |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $56,426 | $81,655 | — |
| 23 | South Dakota State University | SD | $56,377 | $67,425 | $18,055 |
| 24 | Texas Tech University | TX | $56,188 | $69,689 | $15,500 |
| 25 | University of Delaware | DE | $55,979 | $74,606 | — |
| 26 | Alcorn State University | MS | $55,854 | $62,499 | $20,073 |
| 27 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | CO | $55,518 | $58,983 | $18,000 |
| 28 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $55,207 | $77,479 | $15,000 |
| 29 | California State University-Fresno | CA | $54,673 | $67,731 | $11,015 |
| 30 | University of Georgia | GA | $54,550 | $75,921 | $15,000 |
| 31 | University of Idaho | ID | $54,297 | $80,690 | — |
| 32 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $54,078 | $73,471 | $22,598 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | PA | $54,078 | $73,471 | $22,598 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | PA | $54,078 | $73,471 | $22,598 |
| 35 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | $53,345 | $68,671 | $16,749 |
| 36 | Sam Houston State University | TX | $53,219 | $62,302 | — |
| 37 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | NM | $53,008 | $63,139 | — |
| 38 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $52,585 | $66,603 | $13,750 |
| 39 | University of Connecticut | CT | $51,918 | $65,882 | $15,000 |
| 40 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | CT | $51,918 | $65,882 | $15,000 |
| 41 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point | CT | $51,918 | $65,882 | $15,000 |
| 42 | University of Connecticut-Stamford | CT | $51,918 | $65,882 | $15,000 |
| 43 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | CT | $51,918 | $65,882 | $15,000 |
| 44 | Arkansas State University | AR | $51,093 | $58,128 | $11,375 |
| 45 | College of the Ozarks | MO | $51,047 | $49,360 | — |
| 46 | Fort Hays State University | KS | $50,763 | $58,520 | $14,200 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | OK | $50,624 | $60,830 | $19,500 |
| 48 | Auburn University | AL | $50,542 | $68,658 | $18,500 |
| 49 | University of Kentucky | KY | $49,517 | $65,847 | $20,500 |
| 50 | SUNY Morrisville | NY | $49,347 | — | — |
| 51 | West Virginia University | WV | $49,211 | $66,022 | $17,668 |
| 52 | University of Arkansas | AR | $49,125 | $65,480 | $15,269 |
| 53 | University of Florida | FL | $49,124 | $70,862 | $13,770 |
| 54 | University of Arizona | AZ | $48,687 | $66,833 | — |
| 55 | University of Wyoming | WY | $48,588 | $64,200 | $8,259 |
| 56 | Tarleton State University | TX | $48,238 | $54,993 | $14,000 |
| 57 | Louisiana Tech University | LA | $48,024 | — | — |
| 58 | Mississippi State University | MS | $47,637 | $78,998 | $20,500 |
| 59 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | $47,329 | $62,398 | $20,190 |
| 60 | Clemson University | SC | $47,181 | $67,050 | $20,040 |
| 61 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | GA | $46,725 | — | $21,500 |
| 62 | Missouri Valley College | MO | $46,596 | — | — |
| 63 | Missouri State University-Springfield | MO | $45,998 | $50,995 | $16,975 |
| 64 | University of Mount Olive | NC | $45,863 | $70,219 | $18,137 |
| 65 | Northwest Missouri State University | MO | $45,804 | $58,035 | $13,500 |
| 66 | West Texas A & M University | TX | $45,673 | $51,103 | $15,000 |
| 67 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | $45,194 | $59,769 | — |
| 68 | Arkansas Tech University | AR | $44,705 | $58,493 | $17,500 |
| 69 | Delaware Valley University | PA | $44,456 | $53,349 | — |
| 70 | Illinois College | IL | $44,305 | — | $17,738 |
| 71 | Wilmington College | OH | $44,184 | $52,319 | $19,413 |
| 72 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | TX | $43,212 | — | — |
| 73 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | TN | $43,047 | — | $19,500 |
| 74 | Southeast Missouri State University | MO | $42,480 | $63,078 | $15,000 |
| 75 | University of Central Missouri | MO | $40,394 | $47,248 | — |
| 76 | Middle Tennessee State University | TN | $40,294 | $53,648 | — |
| 77 | Montana State University | MT | $39,686 | $79,621 | — |
| 78 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | AR | $39,452 | $55,787 | $21,950 |
| 79 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | $37,811 | — | $21,382 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do agricultural business and management graduates earn?
The median college reports $51,918 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in agricultural business and management and $65,882 four years after. The highest is $101,659 at Cornell University.
How much student debt do agricultural business and management graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $16,749 at the typical college.