Agricultural Economics & Business at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and has a total student population of 10,001. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from Southeast Missouri State University.

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.

Southeast Missouri State University Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business

Southeast Missouri State University Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

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

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 Southeast Missouri State University 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
	22
	35
	40
	45
	52
	71
	72

How Much Do Agricultural Business Graduates from Southeast Missouri State University Make?

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeast Missouri State University is $41,320. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business students.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

The agricultural business program at Southeast Missouri State University awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% 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 Southeast Missouri State University since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at Southeast Missouri State University 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 Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Southeast Missouri State University 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

If you plan to be a agricultural business major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southeast Missouri State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	47

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 MO, the home state for Southeast Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Computer User Support Specialists	13,140	$47,600
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters	770	$27,630
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	290	$49,280
Economists	250	$112,240

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 Agathman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.