Agricultural Economics & Business at Fort Hays State University

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

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a total student population of 15,033. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from FHSU.

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.

FHSU Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business

FHSU Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agricultural business programs across the country. The following shows how FHSU performed in these rankings.

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 agricultural business major at FHSU 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
	26
	33
	56
	75
	81
	84

How Much Do Agricultural Business Graduates from FHSU Make?

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at FHSU is $38,201. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business students.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at FHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural business majors at Fort Hays State University.

FHSU Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

The agricultural business program at FHSU awarded 73 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. The typical agricultural business bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at FHSU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 99% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	72
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FHSU 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

The following agricultural business concentations are available at Fort Hays State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fort Hays State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Business	73

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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,750	$53,860
Computer User Support Specialists	7,420	$45,360
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	280	$50,230
Farm and Home Management Advisors	270	$55,810
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters	240	$33,910

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.