by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Agricultural Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Agricultural Economics & Business is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Auburn University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in agricultural business, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Auburn was ranked #25 on College Factual's Best Schools for agricultural business list. It is also ranked #1 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for Auburn.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Auburn was $1,260 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $420 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,080 | $30,240 |
| Fees | $1,716 | $1,716 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,778 | $13,778 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,904 | $5,904 |
Learn more about Auburn tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Agricultural Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at Auburn took out an average of $18,750 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $18,856.
The median early career salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Auburn is $48,849 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $40,788.
Online degrees for the Auburn agricultural business bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Auburn Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in agricultural business in 2019-2020, 10.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 38.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business at Auburn in 2019-2020, 4.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 45 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Agricultural Economics & Business students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics | 47 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to agricultural economics and business.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 21 |
| Agricultural Production | 7 |
| Animal Science | 97 |
| Food Science Technology | 2 |
| Plant Sciences | 57 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
