by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. 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 Arkansas Tech 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 ATU was ranked #112 on College Factual's Best Schools for agricultural business list. It is also ranked #4 in Arkansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for ATU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ATU paid an average of $464 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $232 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,568 | $11,136 |
| Fees | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,754 | $8,754 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,876 | $2,876 |
Learn more about ATU 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at ATU in Agricultural Business walked away with an average of $19,250 in student debt. That is 2% higher than the national average of $18,856.
agricultural business who receive their bachelor’s degree from ATU make an average of $33,565 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% lower than the national average of $40,788.
ATU does not offer an online option for its agricultural business bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ATU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 45.8% of the agricultural business students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38.0%.
Around 6.3% of agricultural business bachelor’s degree recipients at ATU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 48 |
*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.
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