Agricultural Economics & Business at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying agricultural economics and business, you may want to check out the program at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has a total student population of 13,106. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from A-State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Economics & Business section at the bottom of this page.

A-State Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business
• Master’s Degree in Agricultural Business

A-State Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agricultural business progam at A-State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agricultural business major at A-State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics & Business. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	7
	11
	14
	20
	26
	31
	51
	61
	79

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in agricultural business from A-State. This makes it the #7 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Agricultural Business Graduates from A-State Make?

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at A-State is $42,480. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business students.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at A-State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural business majors at Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

A-State Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of agricultural business bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at A-State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

A-State Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

The agricultural business program at A-State awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

Of the students who received a agricultural business master's degree from A-State, 82% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a master's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

A-State also has a doctoral program available in agricultural business. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Agricultural Economics & Business

Agricultural Economics & Business majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arkansas State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	67

Careers That Agricultural Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,280	$48,850
Computer User Support Specialists	3,890	$42,180
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters	1,470	$26,190
Agricultural Sciences Professors	400	$88,260
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	320	$46,570

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.