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 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Cal Poly Pomona was ranked #82 on College Factual's Best Schools for agricultural business list. It is also ranked #5 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cal Poly Pomona.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,697 | $1,697 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,022 | $1,022 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,570 | $16,570 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
Learn more about Cal Poly Pomona tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly Pomona in Agricultural Business walked away with an average of $18,000 in student debt. That is 5% lower than the national average of $18,856.
The median early career salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly Pomona is $32,569 per year. That is 20% lower than the national average of $40,788.
Online degrees for the Cal Poly Pomona 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 Cal Poly Pomona Online Learning page.
About 51.9% of the students who received their BS in agricultural business in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business at Cal Poly Pomona in 2019-2020, 59.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Agricultural Economics & Business students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 27 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Animal Science | 107 |
| Food Science Technology | 30 |
| Plant Sciences | 45 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 32 |
*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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