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 Delaware Valley University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in agricultural business, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 DelVal was ranked #62 on College Factual's Best Schools for agricultural business list. It is also ranked #1 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for DelVal.
Part-time undergraduates at DelVal paid an average of $1,049 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 | $38,070 | $38,070 |
| Fees | $2,550 | $2,550 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,850 | $14,850 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about DelVal tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from DelVal is $44,468 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $40,788.
DelVal 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 DelVal Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in agricultural business in 2019-2020, 46.7% 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 DelVal in 2019-2020, 6.7% 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 | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Agricultural Economics & Business students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to agricultural economics and business.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Production | 21 |
| Animal Services | 4 |
| Horticulture | 12 |
| Animal Science | 68 |
| Food Science Technology | 4 |
*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.