Agricultural Business and Management at Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Bachelor's Degree · about 42 graduates a year

$50,936
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$68,658
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#25 of 77
Rank by pay
#13 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Auburn University graduates in agricultural business and management earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Auburn University Compares for Agricultural Business and Management

All 77 colleges reporting agricultural business and management earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$145,218$138,217#1$92,163
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$88,396$80,435#8$52,778
3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$86,646$85,129#6$55,934
4University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$82,831$88,812#3$58,335
5University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$81,655$84,966#7$49,868
6University of Idaho Moscow, ID$80,690$85,803#5$48,338
7Montana State University Bozeman, MT$79,621$86,973#4$50,876
8Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$78,998$95,849#2$45,821
9University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$78,577$68,960#34$53,081
10Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$77,479$78,773#10$50,509
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22University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$69,498$66,385#45$53,160
23Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$69,108$72,866#25$57,023
24North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$68,671$73,694#23$46,849
25Auburn University Auburn, AL$68,658$77,933#13$50,936
26California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$67,731$61,631#53$50,100
27Iowa State University Ames, IA$67,529$71,032#30$53,967
28South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$67,425$72,576#28$51,222

Other Majors at Auburn University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$110,927$80,067#76 of 189
Chemical Engineering$106,726$82,217#24 of 158
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,756$68,607#15 of 59
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,799$78,680#109 of 258
Industrial Engineering$99,441$71,063#34 of 94
Architectural Engineering$97,759$77,115#1 of 16
Mechanical Engineering$93,246$74,005#123 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$91,087$72,440#185 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$86,222$60,381#160 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,352$55,875#150 of 452
Applied Mathematics$83,741$60,671#27 of 45
Biology$83,053$22,132#16 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,323$56,948#137 of 1176
International Business$80,076—#34 of 115
Civil Engineering$79,778$68,291#197 of 233
Marketing$74,702$45,460#128 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$74,411$59,050#9 of 9
Health and Medical Administrative Services$74,392$45,291#51 of 275
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,228$67,120#915 of 966
Economics$72,617—#240 of 368
Architecture$72,420$53,146#19 of 78
Interior Architecture$69,657—#1 of 17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,939—#26 of 225
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,413$41,458#59 of 178
Public Administration$66,141—#23 of 47
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$64,841—
Forestry$64,704$51,421#7 of 31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$64,370—#85 of 93
Hospitality Administration/Management$63,419$40,664#30 of 137
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$63,298$45,588#56 of 138

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Auburn University agricultural business and management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $50,936 one year after graduating and $68,658 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Auburn University rank for agricultural business and management?

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, Auburn University ranks #25 by median pay four years after graduation, and #13 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural business and management at Auburn University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Auburn University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.