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 Cornell University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in agricultural business, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, Cornell is the best school in the United States for agricultural business majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cornell.
Part-time undergraduates at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,586 | $58,586 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,756 | $15,756 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,964 | $2,964 |
Learn more about Cornell tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Agricultural Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cornell took out an average of $13,125 in student loans. That is 30% lower than the national average of $18,856.
The median early career salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cornell is $78,107 per year. That is 91% higher than the national average of $40,788.
Online degrees for the Cornell 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 Cornell Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in agricultural business in 2019-2020, 40.7% of them 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 Cornell in 2019-2020, 45.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 33 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 76 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
Agricultural Economics & Business students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics | 194 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 77 |
| International Agriculture | 20 |
| Animal Science | 100 |
| Food Science Technology | 35 |
| Plant Sciences | 28 |
*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.
