Agricultural Business and Management at California State University-Chico

Chico, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 69 graduates a year

$47,937
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,198
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#44 of 77
Rank by pay
#56 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$11,250
Median federal debt

California State University-Chico graduates in agricultural business and management earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Chico 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
…
41University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$65,847$74,559#20$41,508
42University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$65,480$77,163#14$54,783
43University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$65,312$67,503#42$53,229
44California State University-Chico Chico, CA$65,198$59,326#56$47,937
45University of Wyoming Laramie, WY$64,200$66,910#44$35,431
46New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$63,139$73,105#24$41,268
47Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO$63,078$67,633#41$44,418

Other Majors at California State University-Chico by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$127,498$81,021#56 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$117,543$113,181#33 of 966
Construction Management$108,021$89,075#4 of 57
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$106,225$77,965#3 of 46
Engineering$103,272$74,204#5 of 19
Computer Engineering$97,345—#137 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$93,555$73,297#118 of 318
Civil Engineering$92,472$72,350#35 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$91,059$49,967#186 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician—$88,648—
Engineering-Related Fields$86,430$69,042#23 of 33
Accounting and Related Services$85,612$60,606#170 of 796
Mathematics$77,891$38,212#94 of 309
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$74,888$49,068#8 of 49
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,651$46,145#298 of 1176
Biology$71,726$37,120#75 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$69,531$33,758#19 of 265
Geography and Cartography$69,500$40,380#14 of 117
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$69,303$40,057#35 of 156
Plant Sciences$68,629$43,944#5 of 44
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$67,921$25,525—
Economics$67,675$37,432#299 of 368
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$64,274—#3 of 62
Journalism$63,358$35,668#25 of 187
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,855$29,297#55 of 215
Agriculture$61,369—#7 of 43
Political Science and Government$61,293$41,893#298 of 565
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$61,230$25,952#29 of 64
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$60,367$42,886#84 of 110
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$60,296$24,427#44 of 345

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State University-Chico agricultural business and management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $47,937 one year after graduating and $65,198 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Chico rank for agricultural business and management?

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, California State University-Chico ranks #44 by median pay four years after graduation, and #56 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural business and management at California State University-Chico worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $11,250.

← All data for California State University-Chico · 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.