The main focus area for this major is Agricultural Business. 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 North Carolina State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NC State paid an average of $888 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $218 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,535 | $26,654 |
Fees | $2,566 | $2,566 |
Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,602 | $11,602 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,770 | $2,770 |
Learn more about NC State 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. Agricultural Business students who received their associate degree at NC State took out an average of $14,942 in student loans. That is 34% higher than the national average of $11,119.
agricultural business who receive their associate degree from NC State make an average of $34,704 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $36,086.
NC State does not offer an online option for its agricultural business associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
About 12.5% of the students who received their AS in agricultural business in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 1.8% of the agricultural business associate degrees at NC State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 54 |
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 |
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Agricultural Business | 56 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to agricultural economics and business.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Agriculture | 23 |
Agricultural Production | 52 |
Horticulture | 34 |
*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.