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 Northwest Missouri State University. 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 Northwest was ranked #66 on College Factual's Best Schools for agricultural business list. It is also ranked #2 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northwest.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Northwest was $602 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $354 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,106 | $11,064 |
| Fees | $3,394 | $3,394 |
| Books and Supplies | $400 | $400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,270 | $9,270 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,575 | $2,575 |
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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 Northwest in Agricultural Business walked away with an average of $19,500 in student debt. That is 3% higher than the national average of $18,856.
The median early career salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northwest is $39,950 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $40,788.
Northwest 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 Northwest Online Learning page.
About 37.5% of the students who received their BS in agricultural business in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 38.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business at Northwest in 2019-2020, 1.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 62 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Agricultural Economics & Business students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 64 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to agricultural economics and business.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 31 |
| Animal Science | 18 |
| Plant Sciences | 21 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | 6 |
*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.
