Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 48 agricultural business majors received their bachelor's degree from UW.

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.

UW Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

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

UW Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agricultural business programs across the country. The following shows how UW 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 UW 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
	12
	12
	22
	32
	35
	36
	46
	52
	58
	69
	81

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in agricultural business from UW. This makes it the #12 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UW Agricultural Business Graduates

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW is $38,036. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business students.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

Of the 48 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in agricultural business from UW in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical agricultural business bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

The agricultural business program at UW awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

Of the students who received a agricultural business master's degree from UW, 57% 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 Wyoming with a master's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW 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 University of Wyoming. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	48
Agricultural Economics	7

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	1,710	$53,990
Computer User Support Specialists	650	$51,020
Farm and Home Management Advisors	150	$55,960
Agricultural Sciences Professors	60	$82,730
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	30	$84,720

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.