by our College Data Analytics TeamAgricultural Economics & Business is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Kansas State 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. K -State was ranked #19 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for agricultural business majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Kansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for K -State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at K -State paid an average of $842 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $313 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,375 | $25,251 |
| Fees | $1,065 | $1,065 |
| Books and Supplies | $924 | $924 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,100 | $10,100 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,400 | $4,400 |
Learn more about K -State 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. Agricultural Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at K -State took out an average of $22,500 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $18,856.
The median early career salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from K -State is $49,467 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $40,788.
Online degrees for the K -State 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 K -State Online Learning page.
About 31.1% of the students who received their BS in agricultural business in 2019-2020 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 K -State in 2019-2020, 2.9% were 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 | 94 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Agricultural Economics & Business students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Business | 65 |
| Agricultural Economics | 38 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to agricultural economics and business.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Mechanization | 20 |
| Food Processing | 49 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 20 |
| Animal Science | 225 |
| Food Science Technology | 41 |
*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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