Agricultural Business and Management at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · Bachelor's Degree · about 71 graduates a year

$51,292
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,983
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#56 of 77
Rank by pay
#67 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates in agricultural business and management earn 11% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Colorado State University-Fort Collins 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
…
53Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$60,830$68,298#40$45,095
54The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$59,769$65,291#48—
55Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID$59,134$62,881#51$49,942
56Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$58,983$55,161#67$51,292
57Fort Hays State University Hays, KS$58,520$60,753#54$47,012
58Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR$58,493$68,929#35$44,810
59Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR$58,128$68,499#39$43,804

Other Majors at Colorado State University-Fort Collins by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$114,076$78,856#69 of 459
Information Science/Studies$102,765$67,827#14 of 148
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,172$78,038#124 of 258
Fire Protection$98,019—#5 of 19
Chemical Engineering$97,271$62,468#76 of 158
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$94,921$78,423#17 of 43
Mechanical Engineering$94,260$60,720#101 of 318
Civil Engineering$88,001$73,326#76 of 233
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$82,005$66,109#21 of 46
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,256$54,846#152 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$71,631$41,158#14 of 138
Chemistry$71,615$42,660#65 of 209
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$70,343$38,484#34 of 110
Economics$69,934$48,462#274 of 368
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$69,269$39,701#14 of 49
Political Science and Government$67,873$36,324#155 of 565
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$66,984$51,005#4 of 12
Design and Applied Arts$65,940—#41 of 299
Forestry$62,919$37,539#13 of 31
Hospitality Administration/Management$62,556$41,688#34 of 137
Interior Architecture$61,894$45,774#8 of 17
Communication and Media Studies$61,434$38,731#135 of 660
Biology$60,981$32,958#305 of 841
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,835$35,326#107 of 610
Nutrition Sciences$59,528$32,785#29 of 53
Soil Sciences$57,671$46,287#5 of 6
Sociology$57,300$37,335#120 of 462
Apparel and Textiles$57,184$34,852#30 of 57
Biotechnology$55,981$40,141#13 of 13
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$55,647—#25 of 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Colorado State University-Fort Collins agricultural business and management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $51,292 one year after graduating and $58,983 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Colorado State University-Fort Collins rank for agricultural business and management?

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, Colorado State University-Fort Collins ranks #56 by median pay four years after graduation, and #67 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural business and management at Colorado State University-Fort Collins worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% less than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Colorado State University-Fort Collins · 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.