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2025 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in Arkansas

4 Colleges in Arkansas
304 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$47,593 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in agricultural economics & business is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #101 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for agricultural economics & business students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 304 degrees in agricultural economics & business annually.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Economics & Business School

Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in Arkansas Your choice of agricultural economics & business school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Economics & Business School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Agricultural Business
Bachelor's Degrees in Agricultural Business
Master's Degrees in Agricultural Business

The agricultural business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in Arkansas. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Agricultural Economics & Business in Arkansas

The schools below may not offer all types of agricultural business degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Arkansas Schools in Agricultural Business

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
106 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$54,783 Median Starting Salary

University of Arkansas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in agricultural economics & business. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were approximately 106 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the agricultural economics & business major at University of Arkansas make $7,190 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$41,325 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business has to take a look at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Magnolia. This university ranks 15th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 40 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the agricultural business program state that they receive average early career wages of $41,325.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$43,804 Median Starting Salary

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in agricultural economics & business. A-State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Jonesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #753 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 50 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the agricultural business program state that they receive average early career earnings of $43,804.

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$44,810 Median Starting Salary

Arkansas Tech University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in agricultural economics & business. ATU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Russellville. This university ranks 12th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 43 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the agricultural business program earn about $44,810 in their early career salary.

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Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 161
Florida 282 152
North Carolina 279 208
Virginia 274 41
Tennessee 269 135
South Carolina 248 70
Kentucky 244 59
Louisiana 242 57
Mississippi 234 100
Alabama 233 56
West Virginia 207 59

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Agricultural Economics & Business is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Agricultural Business Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 252
Agricultural Business 35
Agricultural Economics 17

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Animal Science 120
Plant Sciences 55
Agricultural Production 34
Agricultural Public Services 29
Other Agriculture 28
General Agriculture 26
Food Science Technology 18
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 18
Horticulture 16
Soil Sciences 4

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