Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 95 agricultural business majors received their bachelor's degree from UARK.

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.

UARK Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

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

UARK Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agricultural business programs across the country. The following shows how UARK 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 UARK 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
	5
	6
	13
	13
	14
	16
	49
	59
	98

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in agricultural business from UARK. This makes it the #5 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UARK Agricultural Business Graduates

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $45,012. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business bachelor's degree recipients.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of agricultural business bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at UARK 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 University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	84
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UARK Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in agricultural business from UARK. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a agricultural business master's degree from UARK, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UARK 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	95
Agricultural Economics	20

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 University of Arkansas.

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.