2024 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools
94Colleges in the United States
8,140Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$42,414Avg 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.
College Factual looked at 94 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,140 degrees in agricultural economics & business during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Choosing a Great Agricultural Economics & Business School
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
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Agricultural Economics & Business in the United States
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Cornell University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 222 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. Agricultural Economics & Business degree recipients from Cornell University receive an earnings boost of about $35,591 over the typical income of agricultural economics & business majors.
Every student who is interested in agricultural economics & business has to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 585 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station earn $8,331 more than the typical agricultural business graduate.
It is hard to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in agricultural economics & business. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 152 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the agricultural economics & business major at Purdue University - Main Campus make $6,707 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Any student pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 65 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison receive $15,007 more than the standard agricultural business graduate.
Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 262 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign make $7,297 more than the standard agricultural business student.
Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 166 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the agricultural economics & business degree program at Iowa State University get $3,618 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 120 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the agricultural economics & business program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo make $12,915 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 115 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the agricultural business program make about $42,963 in the first couple years of their career.
NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 154 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the agricultural business program make about $38,109 in their early career salary.
Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 99 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the agricultural business program earn an average of $43,001 for their early career.
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 88 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the agricultural business program make an average of $36,246 in their early career salary.
LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown. This school ranks 3rd out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were approximately 83 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at LATI in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, agricultural business degree recipients usually make about $36,747 in their early careers.
Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 102 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the agricultural business program make around $43,965 in the first couple years of working.
Here are some additional great schools for Agricultural Economics & Business students that almost earned our Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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.
