Agricultural Economics & Business is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at OSU was ranked #34 on College Factual's Best Schools for agricultural business list. It is also ranked #1 in Oklahoma.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at OSU paid an average of $696 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $179 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $5,357 | $20,877 |
Fees | $3,662 | $3,662 |
Books and Supplies | $1,140 | $1,140 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,340 | $9,340 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,740 | $4,740 |
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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 bachelor’s degree at OSU took out an average of $18,484 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $18,856.
The median early career salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from OSU is $42,930 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $40,788.
OSU 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 OSU Online Learning page.
About 44.9% of the students who received their BS in agricultural business in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.8% of the agricultural business bachelor’s degrees at OSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 110 |
International Students | 44 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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 | 155 |
Agricultural Economics | 12 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Horticulture | 3 |
Agricultural Public Services | 78 |
Animal Science | 217 |
Food Science Technology | 5 |
Plant Sciences | 9 |
*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.