Agricultural Economics at Auburn University

If you plan to study agricultural economics, take a look at what Auburn University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 44 ag economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Auburn.

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

Auburn Agricultural Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Economics
• Master’s Degree in Ag Economics

Auburn Agricultural Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ag economics progam at Auburn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ag economics major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics. 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
	9
	14
	17
	22
	23

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in ag economics from Auburn. This makes it the #19 most popular school for ag economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Ag Economics Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ag economics majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Program

The ag economics program at Auburn awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 66% of these degrees went to men with the other 34% going to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ag economics at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in ag economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	40
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn Agricultural Economics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in ag economics from Auburn. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in ag economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in ag economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Ag Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in ag economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Agricultural Sciences Professors	190	$88,820
Economists	50	$103,740

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.