2025 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools
93Colleges in the United States
8,140Agricultural Business Degrees Awarded
$47,593Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in agricultural economics & business is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #101 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 93 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for agricultural economics & business students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,140 degrees in agricultural economics & business annually.
Choosing a Great Agricultural Economics & Business School
Your choice of agricultural economics & business school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Economics & Business School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Agricultural Economics & Business in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of agricultural business degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Cornell University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 222 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the agricultural economics & business degree program at Cornell University get $44,570 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Any student who is interested in agricultural economics & business needs to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 585 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station make $4,054 more than the average agricultural business grad.
It is difficult to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in agricultural economics & business. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 152 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. Agricultural Economics & Business degree recipients from Purdue University - Main Campus earn a boost of around $6,146 above the typical income of agricultural economics & business graduates.
Iowa State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in agricultural economics & business. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 166 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from Iowa State University earn $6,374 more than the typical agricultural business student.
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 262 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Agricultural Economics & Business degree recipients from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earn a boost of about $8,341 above the typical earnings of agricultural economics & business graduates.
Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 120 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo receive $5,185 more than the average agricultural business student.
Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 99 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Agricultural Economics & Business degree recipients from University of Georgia receive an earnings boost of around $2,464 over the typical income of agricultural economics & business majors.
Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were about 11 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown. This school ranks 1st out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 83 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at LATI in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the agricultural business program make about $41,340 in the first couple years of working.
K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 116 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available. Agricultural Economics & Business degree recipients from Kansas State University receive an earnings boost of around $12,890 above the typical income of agricultural economics & business graduates.
Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Agricultural Economics & Business degree recipients from Michigan State University receive an earnings boost of around $9,430 above the typical income of agricultural economics & business majors.
Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 65 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the agricultural economics & business program at University of Wisconsin - Madison make $2,275 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. This university ranks 4th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 154 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, agricultural business degree recipients typically earn an average of $45,294 in the first five years of their career.
North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fargo. This university ranks 4th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were about 55 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year. Agricultural Economics & Business degree recipients from North Dakota State University - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of approximately $12,360 over the average income of agricultural economics & business majors.
Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. This university ranks 8th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 142 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Those agricultural economics & business students who get their degree from Texas Tech University earn $2,916 more than the typical agricultural business student.
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. This university ranks 1st out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 88 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the agricultural business program make an average of $47,760 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 115 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the agricultural business program earn an average of $49,371 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 agricultural economics & business students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the agricultural economics & business major at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities get $5,567 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Rest of the Top Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Agricultural Economics & Business students that almost earned our Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of agricultural economics & business school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Agricultural Economics & Business School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
