by our College Data Analytics Team
[Agricultural Economics Business](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-economics-business/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a agricultural economics business degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the early-career earnings of their agricultural economics business graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send agricultural economics business graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Leading the list is Cornell University, our #1 for agricultural economics business graduate salaries in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. After graduating, agricultural economics business degree recipients from Cornell University typically earn about $130,690 annually.
University Of Maryland College Park came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying agricultural economics business schools. Set in the suburb of College Park, University Of Maryland College Park is a public institution. Students who complete the agricultural economics business program here go on to a median salary of roughly $82,616.
University Of Delaware produces some of the highest-paid graduates in agricultural economics business, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Newark, University Of Delaware is a public institution. Early-career agricultural economics business graduates from University Of Delaware make a median of around $49,885 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Delaware Valley College earned it the #4 place for agricultural economics business. Located in the suburb of Doylestown, Delaware Valley College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the agricultural economics business program here go on to a median salary of roughly $47,802.
A rank of #5 makes Morrisville State College one of the highest-paying schools for agricultural economics business. Set in the rural area of Morrisville, Morrisville State College is a public institution. Agricultural Economics Business graduates of Morrisville State College earn a median of about $31,268 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their agricultural economics business graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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