Agricultural Economics & Business at Montana State University

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

MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and approximately 16,218 students attend the school each year. Of the 353 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Montana State University in 2021, 17 of them were agricultural economics and business majors.

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.

MSU Bozeman Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business

MSU Bozeman Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agricultural business progam at MSU Bozeman 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 agricultural business major at MSU Bozeman 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
	45
	47
	59
	62
	80
	81
	110
	208

How Much Do Agricultural Business Graduates from MSU Bozeman Make?

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Bozeman is $45,845. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business bachelor's degree recipients.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at MSU Bozeman

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

MSU Bozeman Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 agricultural business students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MSU Bozeman, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at MSU Bozeman are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agricultural business bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montana 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	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MSU Bozeman 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 Montana State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Business	17

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 MT, the home state for Montana State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	4,030	$53,770
Computer User Support Specialists	2,710	$46,060
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	170	$41,980
Economists	80	$89,980

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 Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.